Mahakali

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