Key Facts about Gandaki River

About Gandaki River:

• The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India.
• Course:
  • It is formed by the union of the Kali and Trisuli rivers, which rise in the Great Himalaya Range in Nepal.
  • From this junction to the Indian border, the river is called the Narayani. 
  • It flows southwest into India and then turns southeast along the Uttar Pradesh–Bihar state border and across the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
  • It enters the Ganges (Ganga) Riveropposite Patna, Bihar, after a winding course of 475 miles (765 km).
• The river has a total catchment area of 46,300 sq. km, out of which 7620 sq km is located in India. 
• It is bounded on the north by the Himalayas, south by the River Ganga, east by the Burhi Gandak Basin and on the west by the Ghagra Basin.
• There are about 1,710 glaciers and over 300 lakes in the upper catchment of Gandaki.
• Major Tributaries: Daraudi, Seti, Madi, Marsyandi, and Budhi Gandaki.
• The river is known for possessing a deep George from the Himalayan region. At its deepest point, the gorge reaches a staggering depth of approximately 3,000 meters (9,800 feet). This makes it one of the deepest river gorges in the world.
• The Gandaki River is mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.