Mahakali River Basin: Introduction
- Basin area: 15,640 km
- Nepal Coverage: 32% ( Area 5037km2 )
- River System: Snow-melt fed river system
- Total Watershed: 7 (Area ranges- Upper Mahakali 23 to Chameliya 1948 km2. 39% of basin area)
- Forest Area converge: 47%
- Protected areas: Api Nampa Conservation Area and Shuklaphanta National Park
- Paani priority watersheds: 2
Lower Mahakali Watershed
- River Basin: Mahakali River Basin
- River System: Snow-melt fed river system
- Province: Number 7
- District: Kanchanpur
- Municipalities: Bhim Datta and Mahakali
- Protected Area: Shuklaphanta National Park
- Population: 143,852 (CBS 2011)
- Total Watershed Area: 310 km2
- Elevation: 180 -1,000 m
- Number of major tributaries: 16
- Major rivers, lakes and wetlands: Mahakali River, Tikeni Khola, Jogbuda Nadi, Rani Tal
- Land use: Agriculture 35%, forested land 29%, grass, bushes and shrub 24%, River and streams 0.24%
Ragun Khola Watershed
- River Basin: Mahakali River Basin
- Province: Number 7
- District: Dadeldhura
- R/Municipalities: 3 (Parshuram, Alital, Jorayal),
- Total Area: 688km2
- Number of streams: 135
- Population: 57,515 (CBS 2011)
- Major rivers, lakes and wetlands: 7 ( Rangun, Puntura Gad, Sirsha Gad, Sun Khola, Sandani Khola, Alital)
- Land use: 68% forest & 1.59% grazing land (including grassland and bushland), 6.29% cultivation area, 1.44% river/streams area and 0.01% ponds/lakes/reservoir area. Beside these, .01% area landslide affected
