{{short description|River in Nepal}} {{Refimprove|date=February 2018}} {{coord|27|51|29|N|84|33|33|E|name=Marshyangdi River|display=title}}
{{Infobox river | name = Marshyangdi | image = Marsyangdi River, Nepal-WLV-2068.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Aerial View of Marsyangdi River | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | source1_location = | mouth_location = Trishuli | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Nepal | length = 150 km | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system = Narayani River | tributaries_left = Nagdi Khola, Dordi khola, Chepe Khola, Daraundi River | tributaries_right = Paundi Khola, Chundi Khola }}
The '''Marshyangdi''' (or '''Marsyangdi''') (Nepali: {{lang|ne|मर्स्याङ्दी}}, marśyāṅdī) is a mountain river in Nepal. Its length is about {{Convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
The Marshyangdi begins at the confluence of two mountain rivers, the Khangsar Khola and the Jharsang Khola, northwest of the Annapurna massif at an altitude of 3,600 meters near Manang village. The Marshyangdi flows eastward through Manang District and then southward through Lamjung District.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
The Marshyangdi joins the Trishuli river near Mugling as one of its tributaries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ahmad |first=Omair |date=2020-03-27 |title=Nepal's Marsyangdi now the portrait of a dying river |url=https://dialogue.earth/en/water/portrait-of-a-dying-river/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=Dialogue Earth |language=en}}</ref>
The beginning of the Annapurna Circuit trekking route follows the Marshyangdi river valley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Onward to Dharapani: Manang |url=https://annapurna-express.prixa.net/story/52454/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=The Annapurna Express |language=Nepali}}</ref>
== Tributaries == {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2024}} 1. Khangsar River<br /> 2. Jharsang River<br /> 3. Dordi River<ref name=":0" /><br /> 4. Paudi River<br /> 5. Chepe River<br /> 6. Chundi River<br /> 7. Daraudi<br /> 8.Nangdi River<ref name=":0" /><br /> 9. Khudi River<br /> 10. Dhud River<br /> 11. Naar River
The Marshyangdi joins the Trishuli near Mugling.<ref name=":0" />
==Infrastructures== *Upper Marsyandgi A Hydroelectric Station (50 MW)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-26 |title=First half of Nepal's 50-MW Upper Marsyangdi hydroelectric project commissioned - Hydro Review |url=https://www.hydroreview.com/2016/09/26/first-half-of-nepal-s-50-mw-upper-marsyangdi-hydroelectric-project-commissioned/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912124911/https://www.hydroreview.com/2016/09/26/first-half-of-nepal-s-50-mw-upper-marsyangdi-hydroelectric-project-commissioned/ |archive-date=2020-09-12 |access-date=2026-05-15 |work=Hydro Review |language=en-US}}</ref> *Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station (70 MW)<ref>[https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/PDF/Evaluierung/Ergebnisse-und-Publikationen/PDF-Dokumente-L-P_EN/Nepal_Marsyangdi_2017_E.pdf Ex post evaluation – Nepal (2017)]. KFW Entwicklungsbank. Retrieved 2026-05-15.</ref> *Marsyangdi Hydropower Station (69 MW)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-03 |title=Marsyangdi Hydropower |url=http://www.nepalenergyforum.com/marsyangdi-hydropower/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=NepalEnergyForum |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed> Image:Marsyangdi valley near Pisang (4518299825).jpg|Marshyangdi river near Pisang village Image:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 20.jpg|The river in 1980 Image:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 05.jpg|Rocks Image:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 11.jpg|Uplands of the river Image:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 08.jpg|A bridge across the river Image:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 03.jpg|A man leading cows through part of the river </gallery>
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==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Marsyangdi River}} Category:Rivers of Gandaki Province
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