Kulekhani River

Coordinates: 27°32′13″N 85°13′52″E / 27.53706°N 85.23122°E / 27.53706; 85.23122
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Kulekhani is a river in central Nepal. The average monthly flow varies from 1.13 cubic-meters-per-second in winter to 10.23  cubic-meters-per-second in Monsoon.[1] Kulekhani Dam built on the river near Kulekhani village forms a 22-hactare lake called the Indrasarowar with a catchment area of about 126 square kilometres.[2] The dam impound a reservoir which feeds to Kulekhani I and its cascaded hydropower projects- Kulekhani II and III. [3][4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ghimire, Suman; Dhungana, Nabin; Upadhaya, Suraj (2019). "Impacts of climate change on water availability and reservoir based hydropower". Journal of Forest and Natural Resource Management. 1 (1): 52–68. doi:10.3126/jfnrm.v1i1.22653. ISSN 2661-6424.
  2. ^ "FISH AND FISHERIES AT HIGHER ALTITUDES: ASIA - TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 385". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2020-08-30.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Dhakal, Manjeet (2011). "Climate change impacts on reservoir based hydropower generation in Nepal: A case study of Kulekhani Hydropower Plant". Pokhara University, Kathmandu Nepal.
  4. ^ "Kulekhani III Hydroelectric Project : Construction Supervision and Construction Management (14 MW)". Total Management Services Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Construction License :: Hydro (More than 1MW)".
  6. ^ "Power Plants :: Hydro (More than 1MW)".

27°32′13″N 85°13′52″E / 27.53706°N 85.23122°E / 27.53706; 85.23122