Kamala River
| Kamala River | |
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 Kamala river near Hatpate-5, Sindhuli, Nepal
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| Countries | Nepal, India |
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| State | Bihar |
| Source | |
| - location | near Maithan, Sindhuliagadhi, Sindhuli District, Churia Range, Nepal |
| - elevation | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°15′N 85°57′E / 27.250°N 85.950°E |
| Mouth | Bagmati |
| - location | Badlaghat, Khagaria district, Jhanjharpur (Madhubani), Bihar, India |
| - coordinates | 25°33′54″N 86°35′06″E / 25.56500°N 86.58500°ECoordinates: 25°33′54″N 86°35′06″E / 25.56500°N 86.58500°E |
| Length | 328 km (204 mi) |
The Kamala River (Hindi and Nepali: कमला नदी kamalā nadī) originates from Nepal and flows through Indian state of Bihar.
The Kamala originates from Churia Range near Maithan which is near Sindhuliagarhi in Sindhuli District of Nepal at an elevation of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). It flows in a southerly direction crossing Kamala Khoj area and after passing through a gorge above Chauphat it flows into the terai area of Nepal at Chisapani. The Kamala forms the border between Siraha and Dhanusa districts in the terai. During the monsoon the river swells up and thus causes devastating river bank erosion. Tao River and Baijnath Khola River merges with Kamala at Maini
It enters Indian territory in Madhubani district in Bihar, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) upstream of Jainagar. A barrage known as Kamala barrage has been constructed by the State Government near Jainagar. It joins the river Kareh (Bagmati) at Badlaghat in Khagaria district and the combined stream flows into the Koshi nearby. While one of its branches leads to the Bagmati another leads to the Kosi.
In the lower reaches it follows the course of the Balan and is therefore also known as Kamala-Balan.
The main tributaries of the Kamala River are the Tao, Baijnath Khola, Mainawati, Dhauri, Soni, Balan, Trisula, and Chadaha.
The total length of the Kamala is 328 kilometres (204 mi) of which 208 kilometres (129 mi) is in Nepal and the remaining 120 kilometres (75 mi) is in India. The river drains a total catchment area of 7,232 square kilometres (2,792 sq mi) out of which 4,488 square kilometres (1,733 sq mi) lies in Bihar in India and the rest 2,744 square kilometres (1,059 sq mi) in Nepal. Average annual rainfall is 1,260 millimetres (50 in). Cropped area in Bihar is 2,744 square kilometres (1,059 sq mi). Population of the Kamala basin in Bihar is 3.9 million.
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