The Nimu Maqu River () is a left tributary of the

Yarlung Tsangpo River The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () and Yalu Zangbu River () is a river that flows through the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Arunachal Pradesh of India. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The u ...

(upper Brahmaputra) that flows south through

Nyêmo County Nyêmo is a County (People's Republic of China), county in the Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa west of the main center of Chengguan District, Lhasa, Chengguan, Tibet. It lies on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the northern part ...

in Lhasa Municipality, Tibet, China.

Course

The Nimu Maqu is the main river of Nyêmo County and an important tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo. The river is long. It rises at in the north of the county, and runs south through the whole length of the county. The Nimu Maqu empties into the Yarlung Tsangpo from the north at an elevation of . The valley is wide in its widest section, which contains the county seat and is the main agricultural area in the county.

Flow

The climate is temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon, with most precipitation falling in the summer. Annual rainfall is . The average flow is per second, with least flow and flood flow rates of up to .

References

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* * {{refend Rivers of Lhasa Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River Nyêmo County