What is it about?
Mountainous streams and rivers in the Himalaya have highly variable flows and sediment loads. There is a clear seasonal and anthropogenic influence on both of these aspects of streams in the mid-hills of Nepal.
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Why is it important?
Knowledge on stream flow and sediment concentrations aid in effective management of mountain watersheds to minimize soil erosion, land degradation and their adverse downstream impacts.
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This page is a summary of: Discharge and sediment loads of two streams in the mid-hills of central Nepal, Himalayan Journal of Sciences, September 2006, Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL),
DOI: 10.3126/hjs.v2i3.233.
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