# Budhi Gandaki River

_Tributary of Trishuli River in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> The Budhi Gandaki River (Nepali: बूढीगण्डकी नदी) is a tributary of Gandaki River in Nepal. It meets the Trishuli at Benighat, astride the Dhading and Gorkha Districts.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** river ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13184079#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8160, 84.7809

## About

As of 2017, Nepal plans to build a dam with associated electricity transformers and pylons that would cost $2.5 billion.  Such a dam on the river and its reservoir would straddle the Dhading and Gorkha districts near the confluence between Budhigandaki and Trishuli at Benighat.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Budhi Gandaki River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budhi_Gandaki_River) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बुढीगण्डकी नदी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13184079](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13184079) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Budi Gandaki River.jpg by Gaurav_Dhwaj_Khadka (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Budi_Gandaki_River.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Budhi Gandaki River, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Budi Gandaki River.jpg — Gaurav_Dhwaj_Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Budhi Gandaki River". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/budhi-gandaki-river. Retrieved 4 November 2026.