| Tamur River Limbu: ᤀᤡᤶᤒᤡᤖᤡᤡᤀᤡᤱᤄᤱᤘᤠ, Eimbiri Ingghangwa | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Kanchenjunga |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Arun and Sun Koshi to form Sapta Koshi at Tribeni, Nepal |
• coordinates | 26°54′47″N 87°9′30″E / 26.91306°N 87.15833°E / 26.91306; 87.15833 |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Koshi River |
The Tamur River (Limbu: ᤀᤡᤶᤒᤡᤖᤡᤡᤀᤡᤱᤄᤱᤘᤠ, Eimbiri Ingghangwa; in Classical Limbu), (Limbu: ᤋᤠᤶᤘᤠ, Taam:wa:, in Modern Limbu Language) is a major river in eastern Nepal, which begins around Kanchenjunga area in Sinjema Lake; ᤛᤡᤴᤈᤧᤔᤠ ᤘᤠᤖᤠᤁ᤺ / Sinjema Warak. The Tamor and the Arun join the Sun Koshi at Tribenighat to form the giant Saptakoshi which flows through Mahabharat Range on to the Gangetic plain.[1]
Koshi river system
The Koshi or Sapta Koshi drains eastern Nepal. It has been known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi system are – the Sun Koshi, the Indravati River, the Bhote Koshi, the Dudh Koshi, Arun River, Barun River, and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills.[2][3]
The Sun Koshi contributes 44 percent of the total water in the Sapta Koshi, the Arun 37 per cent and the Tamur 19 percent.[4]
References
- ^ "a complete guide to Nepal's rivers". Sun Koshi river trip. . Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1991). Himalayan rivers, lakes and glaciers. Indus. ISBN 9788185182612. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Bahadur, Jagdish (2004). Himalayan snow and glaciers: associated environmental problems, progress. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180690914. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ K.L.Rao (1979). India's Water Wealth. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9788125007043. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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