Nimu Maqu River


The Nimu Maqu River is a left tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River that flows south through Nyêmo County 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.