Imja Khola

The Imja Khola (Nepali: इम्जा खोला) is a tributary of the Dudh Kosi river in eastern Nepal. It drains the slopes of Mount Everest. The Khumbu Glacier melts into the Lobujya (Lobuche) River, which flows southward as the Imja Khola to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi at Tengboche.^[2]

Imja Khola
Imja Khola river near Pangboche
Location
Country	Nepal
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Imja Glacier[1]
Mouth
• location	Dudh Kosi at Tengboche
• coordinates	27°47′35″N 86°42′58″E
Basin features
River system	Koshi River

The Imja Khola collects water from the Imja Glacier through the Dingboche Valley.^[3]

River course

The river rises in the lake Imja Tsho, which is mainly formed by the waters of the Imja Glacier, it flows in the direction southwest through the village of Dingboche,^[1] then it merges with the river Lobuche, which flows south from the Khumbu Glacier.^[1] then flows southward to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi near the village of Tengboche^[2]

Imja Khola valley

Glaciers providing water for Imja Khola

Trekking

The Imja Khola is on the trekking route in the Everest base camp region, between Thyangboche and Dingboche at 4,360 metres (14,300 ft). During the Everest Base Camp Trek, trekkers cross a suspension bridge, over the Imja Khola, moving towards the village of Dingboche. Dingboche, the 'Summer Valley; of the Khumbu has a kilometer-long wall built to protect the village's crops from the cold winds that descends down the Imja Valley.^[4] There is a monastery at Pangboche at 3,900 metres (12,800 ft).^[5] The trek is through a Rhododendron forest.^[6]

It is also on the trekking route to Chukhung and the Imja Tse or Island peak.^[7]

References

1. Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; (2009); 9 edição; pp 86-94-97-118-122; Lonely Planet; ISBN 9781741041880.
2. "Drainage of Mount Everest". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
3. "Imja Glacier, Nepal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
4. "Everest Base Camp Trek". Himalayan Trekking and Tours Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
5. "Everest Base Camp Trek". Kailash Himalaya Trek Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
6. "Island Peak Mountaineering Expedition". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
7. "A trek to Island Peak and Mera Peak". Marco Polo Treks and Expeditions. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-05-28.

External links

• Video of bridge over Imja Khola
• Pictures of a hike up the Imja Khola valley
• Map of a Map of Imja Tse