Burhi Gandak
river, Asia
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The Burhi Gandak is an old river channel that flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in northern India. The Gandak River itself originates in Nepal from the union of the Kali and Trisuli rivers in the Great Himalaya Range. It flows southwest into India, then southeast across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, eventually joining the Ganges River near Patna. The Bagmati River, also originating in Nepal, flows south through the Himalayas and across the Tarai plains into India. It then flows southeast to join the Burhi Gandak River.12
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