Seti River

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Seti River
USAID Measuring Impact Conservation Enterprise Retrospective (Nepal; Asian Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresrouces) (40248952212).jpg
Seti River in 2017
Seti River
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSlopes of Api and Nampa peaks
Mouth  
  location
Karnali or Ghagra River
Basin features
River system Ghagra River

The Seti River is an important tributary of the Karnali river system that drains western Nepal. [1]

Course

The Seti originates from the snow fields and glaciers around the twin peaks of Api and Nampa in the south-facing slopes of the main Himalayas. The area is near the trijunction of the borders of Nepal, India (Kumaon, Uttarakhand), and China (Tibet). The river first flows in a south-easterly direction, then turns and flows in a south-westerly and finally south-easterly direction again before joining the Karnali or Ghaghara River. It has cut a spectacular gorge across the Mahabharat Range and appears to be lost amongst caves and tunnels for a short distance. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Negi, Sharad Singh (1991). Himalayan rivers, lakes and glaciers. Indus. ISBN   9788185182612 . Retrieved 18 May 2010.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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