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The Karnali rises in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in [[Tibet]], in the glaciers of Mapchachungo, at an [[elevation]] of about {{convert|3962|m|ft}} above sea level. The river flows south through one of the most remote and least explored areas of Nepal as the Karnali River. The {{convert|202|km|mi|adj=on}} [[Seti River]] drains the western part of the catchment and joins the Karnali River in [[Doti District]] north of Dundras hill. Another tributary, the {{convert|264|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[Bheri River|Bheri]], rises in the western part of [[Dhaulagiri]] Himalaya and drains the eastern part of the catchment, meeting the Karnali near Kuineghat in [[Surkhet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wildlifenepal.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/karnali-river/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120131557/http://wildlifenepal.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/karnali-river/|url-status=dead|title=Karnali River: Longest River of Nepal « Wildlife in West Nepal<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=20 January 2008}}</ref> |
The Karnali rises in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in [[Tibet]], in the glaciers of Mapchachungo, at an [[elevation]] of about {{convert|3962|m|ft}} above sea level. The river flows south through one of the most remote and least explored areas of Nepal as the Karnali River. The {{convert|202|km|mi|adj=on}} [[Seti River]] drains the western part of the catchment and joins the Karnali River in [[Doti District]] north of Dundras hill. Another tributary, the {{convert|264|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[Bheri River|Bheri]], rises in the western part of [[Dhaulagiri]] Himalaya and drains the eastern part of the catchment, meeting the Karnali near Kuineghat in [[Surkhet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wildlifenepal.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/karnali-river/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120131557/http://wildlifenepal.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/karnali-river/|url-status=dead|title=Karnali River: Longest River of Nepal « Wildlife in West Nepal<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=20 January 2008}}</ref> |
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Cutting southward across the [[Siwalik Hills|Sivalik Hills]], it splits into two branches, the Geruwa on the left and Kauriala river on the right near Chisapani to rejoin south of the Indian border and form the proper Ghaghara. Other tributaries originating in Nepal are the [[West Rapti River|West Rapti]], the [[Mahakali River|Kali (or Mahakali)]] and the little Gandak. It flows southeast through [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]] states to join the Ganges downstream of the town of [[Chhapra]], after a course of {{convert|1080|km|mi}}. Saryu river is stated to be synonymous with the modern |
Cutting southward across the [[Siwalik Hills|Sivalik Hills]], it splits into two branches, the Geruwa on the left and Kauriala river on the right near Chisapani to rejoin south of the Indian border and form the proper Ghaghara. Other tributaries originating in Nepal are the [[West Rapti River|West Rapti]], the [[Mahakali River|Kali (or Mahakali)]] and the little Gandak. It flows southeast through [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]] states to join the Ganges downstream of the town of [[Chhapra]], after a course of {{convert|1080|km|mi}}. Saryu river is stated to be synonymous with the modern Ghaghara river or as a tributary of it. |
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Karnali River exposes the oldest part of the Sivalik Hills of Nepal. The remnant magnetization of [[siltstone]]s and [[sandstone]]s in this group suggests a depositional age of between 16 million and 5.2 million years.<ref>Gautam, P., Fujiwara, Y. (2000) ''Magnetic polarity stratigraphy of Siwalik Group sediments of Karnali River section in western Nepal.'' Geophysical Journal International, Volume 142, Issue 3: 812-824. [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2000GeoJI.142..812G download pdf]</ref> |
Karnali River exposes the oldest part of the Sivalik Hills of Nepal. The remnant magnetization of [[siltstone]]s and [[sandstone]]s in this group suggests a depositional age of between 16 million and 5.2 million years.<ref>Gautam, P., Fujiwara, Y. (2000) ''Magnetic polarity stratigraphy of Siwalik Group sediments of Karnali River section in western Nepal.'' Geophysical Journal International, Volume 142, Issue 3: 812-824. [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2000GeoJI.142..812G download pdf]</ref> |