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Gandak River: source, course, dams and places

Gandak (Kali Gandaki · Narayani) is about 814 km long (total length). It rises at Mustang, Nepal and ends in Ganga. A map-first summary for exam revision.

By Pradyumna Gayake · Updated · From the same data as the app’s Gandak study card

Map of the Gandak river in India, from its source to Ganga and 1 places along its course. Source Hajipur
The Gandak drawn from AtlasMitra’s river data. Circle: source. Diamonds: dams and barrages. Dots: places on its course. India’s boundary as per the Survey of India.

Source

The Gandak rises at Mustang, Nepal, Called the Kali Gandaki and Narayani in Nepal. 29.20° N, 83.96° E

Course

Its main course runs Nepal → Uttar Pradesh–Bihar border → Bihar, and it ends in Ganga: opposite Patna, near Sonpur/Hajipur, Bihar.

Key facts

  • Flows through one of the deepest gorges
  • The Kali Gandaki gorge lies between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna.

Places along the Gandak

PlaceNote
HajipurBihar · near the Ganga confluence.

Quick questions

Where does the Gandak originate?

At Mustang, Nepal (Called the Kali Gandaki and Narayani in Nepal).

Where does the Gandak end?

In Ganga (Opposite Patna, near Sonpur/Hajipur, Bihar).

How long is the Gandak?

About 814 km (total length).

Sources

  1. River course: Natural Earth Public domain and © OpenStreetMap contributors ODbL 1.0