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Trishuli lies in Tibet with about 9 per cent being covered by snow and glaciers. 85 per cent of its catchment area of 4,640 square kilometres (1,790 sq mi) lies above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) out of which 11 per cent lies above 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). It has been regularly
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and numerous streams forming it: Zarong chu, Gyang chu, Prongda chu, Ublung chu, Tsalung chu, Ragma chu etc. After Ragma, it passes through a lush green alpine "Kyirong Valley" (elevation 2700 m) with several villages and the
Kyirong Town. Afterwards it enters a deep gorge before reaching the Rasuwa
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Trishuli valley also proves dangerous to travellers. The curvy Prithvi Highway has led to the death of many Nepalese traveling to or returning from Kathmandu. Every year, several buses and trucks fall and disappear into this wild river.
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Lende Khola has two further tributaries originating in
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216:The Trishuli is named after the
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677:Tama Kosi or Rongshar Tsangpo
50:Physical characteristics
1147:International rivers of Asia
1064:Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal
480:"Snow and Glacier Hydrology"
312:. Narayani flows south into
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672:Sun Kosi or Matsang Tsangpo
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529:Trisuli River system
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143:Budhi Gandaki River
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845:Thuli Bheri
805:Budhi Ganga
754:Marshyangdi
601:Ratua Khola
566:Hydrography
284:Gosainkunda
264:Rasuwa Fort
260:Lende Khola
208:and Tibet.
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129:Tributaries
1131:Categories
1104:84°25′19″E
1101:27°44′29″N
986:Ambulapcha
915:Gosaikunda
895:Bharat Tal
642:Imja Khola
493:2010-05-18
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364:References
324:Basin data
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378:"Rafting"
343:Kathmandu
299:Kathmandu
232:Himalayas
212:Etymology
192:and the
1020:Icefalls
1011:Ngozumpa
979:Glaciers
815:Kalapani
734:Daraundi
219:trishula
965:Tilicho
825:Panjang
698:Bagmati
347:Pokhara
310:Devghat
288:Dhunche
268:Dzongka
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318:Ganges
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