List of rivers of Nepal

This is a list of rivers of Nepal, east to west. This list is arranged by drainage basin, indented to show the structure of confluences.^[1] Tributaries rising inside India are not shown.

The basin is generally categorized into ten major basins as listed below. ^[2]

Kankai river basin

• Kankai River
  • Mai River
  • Yubragyi river

Koshi river basin

Sunkoshi river near Nepal-China border

Saptakoshi river at Sunsari District of Nepal

• Koshi River
  • Tamor
    • Mewa River
      • Palun Khola
    • Ghunsa River
      • Yamatari river
  • Arun
  • Sunkoshi
    • Chaku River
    • Bhairabkunda River
    • Dudh Koshi
      • Imja Khola
      • Hongu River
      • Solu River
    • Likhu Khola
    • Bhote Koshi
    • Tama Koshi
    • Indravati River
      • Melamchi River

Bagmati river basin

Bagmati river in Pashupatinath

• Bagmati River
  • Bisnumati River
  • Dhobi Khola
  • Hanumante River
    • Manohara River
  • Nakhhu Khola
  • Balkhu River
  • Tukucha Khola

Gandaki river basin

• Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki)
  • Binai River
  • East Rapti River
    • Karra River
    • Kukhreni River
  • Trishuli River
    • Langtang River
    • Seti Gandaki River
    • Marshyangdi
      • Chhandi River
    • Budhi Gandaki River
  • Nisi River
  • Madi River
    • Rudi River
  • Modi River
  • Myagdi River

West Rapti river basin

• West Rapti River

Babai river basin

Babai River

• Babai River
  • • Sharada Khola
  • Sarju River
  • Mohan River
    • Kandra River
  • Bheri River
    • Thuli Bheri River
    • Sani Bheri River
  • Thuli River
  • Seti River
    • Budhi Ganga River
  • Sinja River
  • Mugu Karnali
    • Langu River
      • Panjang River
  • Humla Karnali
    • Tanke River

Karnali river basin

• Karnali
  • West Rapti River
    • Rohni River
    • Tinau River
      • Mari River
    • Jimruk River
  • Tila River
    • Hima river

Mahakali river basin

• Mahakali River (Kali River)
  • Surna River
  • Chameliya River
  • Lipu Khola

Other minor river basins

• Mechi River
  • Timai River

• Ratnawati (Raato) River

• Bakraha River

• Budhi Khola (Itahari)

• Balan River
  • Khutti River

• Phuljor river

• Dhansar River

• Lalbakaiya river
  • Bakaya river
  • Dhansar river

• Pashah river

• Sirsiya River

• Bherang river

• Biraha River

• Dano River

• Banganga River (Kapilvastu, Nepal)

• Mohana River (Nepal)

See also

• List of lakes of Nepal

References

1. Major Rivers (Map). 1:2000000. Kathmandu: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
2. Gautam, Mahesh; Acharya, K. (2012-02-01). "Streamflow trends in Nepal". Hydrological Sciences Journal. 57 (2): 344–357. doi:10.1080/02626667.2011.637042. S2CID 129161876.

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• U.S. Army Map Service, 1966, Manasarowar
• U.S. Army Map Service, 1966, Bihar
• GEOnet Names Server