Daraudi River

The Daraudi River (or Daraundi Khola) is a river in Nepal. It is a left tributary of the Marshyangdi river, which in turn joins the Trishuli River.

Daraudi River
Native name	Daraundi Khola (Nepali)
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Marshyangdi river
• location	Abun Khaireni
• coordinates	27.90555°N 84.54641°E / 27.90555; 84.54641

Hydroelectricity

The flow from the Daraudi River is used to generate 6 MW electricity at the Daraudi A Hydropower Plant located in the former Muchok, Takumajh Lakuribot and Saurpani VDCs of Gorkha District.^[1] The plant has a catchment area upstream from the intake of 224 square kilometres (86 sq mi), and long-term annual average flow at this point of 17.7 cubic metres per second (630 cu ft/s).^[2] It was assumed that the Daraundu hydropower project and dam would obstruct migration of fish up the river and severely reduce their population.^[3]

Lower section

Rainfall station No. 441 is at Naya Sanghu in the Daraundi basin, with a catchment area of 376 metres (1,234 ft). The runoff-rainfall ratio is 1.03.^[4] The Daraundi Khola joins the Marshyangdi river at Abun Khaireni about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) upstream from the tailrace of the Marshyangdi dam.^[5]