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| Gandaki River Narayani | |
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 .jpg)  From top: Narayani River in Chitwan, Gandak River in Hajipur, Gandak River in Nepal,
Anoma River in Buddhist Era | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nepal, India |
| Cities | Lo Manthang, Jomsom, Beni, Baglung, Kusma, Pokhara, Gorkha, Ridi, Devghat, Narayangarh, Valmikinagar, Triveni, Nepal, Hajipur, Sonpur, Bagaha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nhubine Himal Glacier |
| • location | Mustang District, Nepal |
| • coordinates | 25°39′9″N 85°11′4″E / 25.65250°N 85.18444°E |
| • elevation | 6,268 m (20,564 ft) |
| Mouth | Ganges |
• location | Sonpur, India |
• coordinates | 25°39′9″N 85°11′4″E / 25.65250°N 85.18444°E |
• elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Length | 814 km (506 mi) |
| Basin size | 46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2,025 m3/s (71,500 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 30,000 m3/s (1,100,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Trishuli |
| • right | Kali Gandaki |
The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area is 46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, the Gandaki is notable for its deep canyon. The basin also contains three mountains over 8,000 m (26,000 ft), namely Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna Massif. Dhaulagiri is the highest point of the Gandaki basin. In its upper reaches, the river is known as Kali Gandaki ( or Gandaki) as it flows through the Mustang district and the famous Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal. When the river reaches the Terai plains of Nepal, it is referred to as the Narayani River. This name change typically occurs near the confluence with the Trishuli River at Devghat in Chitwan. Upon entering India, the river is known as the Gandak River.