Confluence of the Mo Chhu (left) and the Pho Chhu (right)
Location
Country
Bhutan
District
Punakha
Physical characteristics
Source
Tarina Tsho
• location
Gasa District
Mouth
Brahmaputra
Basin features
Bridges
Pho Chhu Suspension Bridge
Pho Chhu (Male River) is one of the major rivers of Bhutan,[1] which tracks its source to Gasa District on the borders between Bhutan and Tibet. It joins with the Mo Chhu (Female River) at the confluence below Punakha Dzong, the winter residence of Dratshang Lhentshog. Upon Dang Chhu joining below Wangdue Dzong, the trio flows as Puna Tsang Chhu and finally empties into the Brahmaputra, upon being joined by several tributaries on its course through the valley of Assam. Its source is susceptible to glaciers which even destroyed a part of Punakha Dzong.[2]
PhoChhu (Male River) is one of the major rivers of Bhutan, which tracks its source to Gasa District on the borders between Bhutan and Tibet. It joins...
town of Wangdue Phodrang. The two largest tributaries are the Mo Chhu and PhoChhu, which flow together at Punakha. The Punakha dzong, which is situated...
and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to Punakha in central Bhutan, where it joins the PhoChhu from the northeast. The confluence...
Wang Chhu basin (consisting of Pa Chhu, Ha Chhu and Thim Chhu sub basins), Punatshang Chhu basin (consisting of PhoChhu, Mo Chhu and Dang Chhu sub basins)...
and a flood in 1994. Due to its location at the confluence of the PhoChhu and Mo Chhu rivers in the Punakha-Wangdue valley, the dzong is vulnerable to...
Drangme Chhu is called the Manas Chhu. The 320-kilometre-long (200 mi) Puna Tsang Chhu rises in northwestern Bhutan as the Mo Chhu and PhoChhu, which...
The Paro Chhu is a river of western Bhutan. It is a tributary of the Wong Chhu, which is known as the Raidak in its lower reaches. The Paro Chhu rises to...
Di Chu Amo Chhu or Torsa Wong Chhu or Raidak Ha Chhu Paro Chhu Thimphu Chhu/Wang Chhu Puna Tshang Chhu or Sankosh River PhoChhu Mo Chhu Tang Chuu. Manas...
mountain. The north and south flanks of the peak are drained via the West PhoChhu. According to the Himalayan Index, no expedition has officially climbed...
List for UNESCO inclusion. The Dzong is located between the PhoChhu (Male) and Mo Chhu (Female) river in the Punakha–valley. The source of the Mo chu...
century, it is located between the confluence of two rivers: PhoChhu (male) and Mo Chhu (female). Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Choeten Punakha District is...
kilometres (56 mi) upstream from Punakha Dzong caused massive flooding on the PhoChhu River, damaging the dzong and causing casualties. In 2001, scientists identified...
kilometers upstream burst through its ice dam to cause a massive flood on the PhoChhu, damaging the dzong and taking 23 lives. By tradition, dzongs are constructed...
The Mo Chhu drains the northern and western flanks, while precipitation on the eastern flank flows into the western headwaters of the PhoChhu. About...
glacier into a lake in 1958 created a devastating wave that swept the Mo-Chhu River for miles, taking with it the tree trunks that destroyed the cantilever...
district, a district located in Kampot province, in southern Cambodia Tuek Chhu Falls, a waterfall in Kampot Province, Cambodia Tuek Chour, a commune of...
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