Arun River
watercourse in Nepal and Tibet
The Arun River (Nepali: अरुण नदी) is a river that flows from Tibet to Nepal. It is a part of Koshi River which flows into India. It is known as Phung Chu or Bum-chu at Tibet, from where it starts. Around 37 percent of the total water of Koshi River comes from this river.[1][2]
| Arun Bum-chu (Chinese) | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location of mouth in Nepal | |
| Location | |
| Country | Nepal, China |
| State | Tibet |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gutso |
| - location | Tibet |
| Mouth | Confluence with Sun Kosi and Tamur River to form Sapta Kosi |
| - location | Tribenighat, Nepal |
| - coordinates | 26°54′47″N 87°09′25″E / 26.91306°N 87.15694°E |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Kosi river |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Yeru Tsanpo, Trakar-chu |
| - right | Barun River |
References
change- ↑ details about flood and problems caused by river The Himalayan Times
- ↑ Details about rafting in arun river Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Rafting Details
