Seti Gandaki River
| Seti Gandaki | |
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 Seti Gandaki from Ramghat Pokhara | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Slopes of Annapurna |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Gandaki River |
The Seti Gandaki River, also known as the Seti River or the Seti Khola, is a river of western Nepal, a left tributary of the Trishuli River. Its gorges around Pokhara are a major attraction for tourists worldwide.
Geography
It rises from the base of the Annapurna massif, and flows south and south-east past Pokhara and Damauli to join the Trishuli River near Devghat.
The lakes of Pokhara were created through a geological process. As the Seti river carried the moraine from Annapurna Himalayas after the burst of glacial lakes at various pre-historical time periods, the moraine were deposited on the routes of the rivers. This caused formation of natural lakes.
Cultural and Religious Significance
Seti is one of the holiest rivers of Nepal, worshiped in Hinduism as a form of Vishnu. The river is also famous because it is close to some Holy places and is the central point of many stories of Hindu mythology, such as the Mahabharata, one of longest books of Hinduism, written by Vyasa, who was born near the confluence of the Gandaki and Madi rivers near Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal. Gandaki River .[1]
Gorges
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Tributaries
Its major tributary are Mardi Khola, Kali khola, Phedi khola, Bijayapur khola, Kotre khola, Pudi khola, Suraudi khola, Bange khola and the largest tributary Madi. Pokhara, Leknath, Suklagandaki, Bhimad and Damauli are the cities through which Seti river flows .[2]
Exploration
The Seti Gandaki was successfully descended for the first time in June 1971 by Daniel C. Taylor and Jennifer Ide. They went by raft, having to portage around the three kilometer section where the whole Seti river goes underground.[3]
May 2012 Flood
A slurry of sediment, rock, and water suddenly surged through Pokhara Valley on May 5, 2012, obliterating dozens of homes and sweeping 72 people to their deaths.[4][5]
Pollution
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Dams
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On 18 August 2022 the investment board of Nepal signed a memorandum of understanding with India's National hydroelectric power corporation (NHPC) Limited to develop the west seti and seti river projects. These projects are a total of 1200 MW.
Bridges
Seti Nadi Pul - span 180m
Dhunge Sanghu (natural bridge)
Gallery
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Gurung Museum, Pokhara -
view of Seti River from Tanahun -
तनहुँ दुलेगौंडाबाट देखिने सेती -
![The rockfall that temporarily blocked the river[6]](/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/ISS038-E-020918ann.jpg/120px-ISS038-E-020918ann.jpg)
The rockfall that temporarily blocked the river[6]
![The rockfall that temporarily blocked the river[6]](/enwiki/wiki/File:ISS038-E-020918ann.jpg)
References
- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1991). Himalayan rivers, lakes and glaciers. ISBN 9788185182612. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ BBC News, 6 May 2013
- ^ Daniel Taylor-Ide "Something Hidden Behind the Ranges" (San Francisco: Mercury House Press, 1995)
- ^ "Making Sense of Nepal's Seti River Disaster".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Notes from the Field - One Scientist's Search for the Causes of the Deadly Seti River Flash Flood". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ "Making Sense of Nepal's Seti River Disaster". 24 January 2014.