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Imja Khola

Field	Value
name	Imja Khola
image	Pangboche, Imja Khola River, Nepal.jpg
image_caption	Imja Khola river near Pangboche
source1_location	Imja Glacier
mouth_location	Dudh Kosi at Tengboche
mouth_coordinates
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Nepal
river_system	Koshi River

The Imja Khola () is a tributary of the Dudh Kosi river in eastern Nepal. It drains the slopes of Mount Everest. The Khumbu Glacier melts into the Lobujya (Lobuche) River, which flows southward as the Imja Khola to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi at Tengboche.

The Imja Khola collects water from the Imja Glacier through the Dingboche Valley.

River course

The river rises in the lake Imja Tsho, which is mainly formed by the waters of the Imja Glacier, it flows in the direction southwest through the village of Dingboche, then it merges with the river Lobuche, which flows south from the Khumbu Glacier, then flows southward to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi near the village of Tengboche.

Glaciers providing water for the Imja Khola

Trekking

The Imja Khola is on the trekking route in the Everest base camp region, between Thyangboche and Dingboche at 4360 m. During the Everest Base Camp Trek, trekkers cross a suspension bridge, over the Imja Khola, moving towards the village of Dingboche. Dingboche, the 'Summer Valley; of the Khumbu has a kilometer-long wall built to protect the village's crops from the cold winds that descends down the Imja Valley. There is a monastery at Pangboche at 3900 m. The trek is through a Rhododendron forest.

It is also on the trekking route to Chukhung and the Imja Tse or Island peak.

References

Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; (2009); 9 edição; pp 86-94-97-118-122; Lonely Planet; {{ISBN. 9781741041880.
"Drainage of Mount Everest". Encyclopædia Britannica.
"Imja Glacier, Nepal".
"Everest Base Camp Trek". Himalayan Trekking and Tours Pvt. Ltd..
"Everest Base Camp Trek". Kailash Himalaya Trek Pvt. Ltd..
"Island Peak Mountaineering Expedition".
"A trek to Island Peak and Mera Peak". Marco Polo Treks and Expeditions.

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