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	[[~~File~~:~~View_of_Wangdue_Dzong_2019-12-16~~.~~jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~Wangdue Photrang Dzong overlooking the~~ Sankosh ~~River~~, [[Bhutan]]]]		{{Infobox river
			\|image=Puna Tsang Chu River, Bhutan.jpg
			\|image_caption=Sankosh River near Sopsokha, [[Bhutan]]
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			\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
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			\|mouth=Brahmaputra River
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			'''Sankosh''' (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern [[Bhutan]] and empties into the [[Brahmaputra]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. In Bhutan, it is known as the Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries near the town of [[Wangdue Phodrang]].

	~~'''Sankosh''' (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern~~ [[~~Bhutan]] and empties into the [[Brahmaputra]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]~~. ~~In Bhutan, it is known as~~ the ~~Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries near the town of [[Wangdue Phodrang~~]]. The two largest tributaries are the [[Mo Chhu]] and [[Pho Chhu]], which flow together at [[Punakha]]. The Punakha [[Dzong architecture\|dzong]], which is situated immediately above the confluence of the two rivers, is one of the most beautiful dzongs in Bhutan and the winter residence of the [[Dratshang Lhentshog]]. The upper reaches of the Pho Chhu are susceptible to ice blockages, and the dzong has been damaged on several occasions by [[glacial lake outburst flood]]s. After it enters in India, it flows on the border of Assam and West Bengal. At Wangdue Phodrang, elevation {{convert\|1364\|m\|ft}}, the river is joined by the west flowing [[Tang Chuu]] and it enters a precipitous gorge. The highway running south from Wangdue Phodrang to Dagana follows the river for much of its course. Near the town of Takshay is the confluence with the west flowing [[Hara Chhu]]. The last major Bhutanese tributary is the [[Daga Chhu]].		[[File:View_of_Wangdue_Dzong_2019-12-16.jpg\|thumb\|Wangdue Photrang Dzong overlooking the Sankosh River]]

			The two largest tributaries are the [[Mo Chhu]] and [[Pho Chhu]], which flow together at [[Punakha]]. The Punakha [[Dzong architecture\|dzong]], which is situated immediately above the confluence of the two rivers, is one of the most beautiful dzongs in Bhutan and the winter residence of the [[Dratshang Lhentshog]]. The upper reaches of the Pho Chhu are susceptible to ice blockages, and the dzong has been damaged on several occasions by [[glacial lake outburst flood]]s. After it enters in India, it flows on the border of Assam and West Bengal. At Wangdue Phodrang, elevation {{convert\|1364\|m\|ft}}, the river is joined by the west flowing [[Tang Chuu]] and it enters a precipitous gorge. The highway running south from Wangdue Phodrang to Dagana follows the river for much of its course. Near the town of Takshay is the confluence with the west flowing [[Hara Chhu]]. The last major Bhutanese tributary is the [[Daga Chhu]].

	==References==		==References==
	~~[[File:Puna Tsang Chu River, Bhutan.jpg\|thumb\|Sankosh River near Sopsokha, [[Bhutan]]]]~~
	*{{cite book		*{{cite book
	\|author=Jordans, Bart		\|author=Jordans, Bart

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{{No footnotes|date=October 2019}}
[[File:View_of_Wangdue_Dzong_2019-12-16.jpg|thumb|Wangdue Photrang Dzong overlooking the Sankosh River, [[Bhutan]]]]

'''Sankosh''' (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern [[Bhutan]] and empties into the [[Brahmaputra]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. In Bhutan, it is known as the Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries near the town of [[Wangdue Phodrang]]. The two largest tributaries are the [[Mo Chhu]] and [[Pho Chhu]], which flow together at [[Punakha]]. The Punakha [[Dzong architecture|dzong]], which is situated immediately above the confluence of the two rivers, is one of the most beautiful dzongs in Bhutan and the winter residence of the [[Dratshang Lhentshog]]. The upper reaches of the Pho Chhu are susceptible to ice blockages, and the dzong has been damaged on several occasions by [[glacial lake outburst flood]]s. After it enters in India, it flows on the border of Assam and West Bengal. At Wangdue Phodrang, elevation {{convert|1364|m|ft}}, the river is joined by the west flowing [[Tang Chuu]] and it enters a precipitous gorge. The highway running south from Wangdue Phodrang to Dagana follows the river for much of its course. Near the town of Takshay is the confluence with the west flowing [[Hara Chhu]]. The last major Bhutanese tributary is the [[Daga Chhu]].

==References==
[[File:Puna Tsang Chu River, Bhutan.jpg|thumb|Sankosh River near Sopsokha, [[Bhutan]]]]
*{{cite book
|author=Jordans, Bart
|title=Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide
|publisher=Cicerone
|year=2005
|isbn=1-85284-398-5}}

*{{cite map
|title=Bhutan Himalaya, 1:390,000
|publisher=Himalayan Maphouse}}

==External links==
*[http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/L8853E/L8853E02.htm#ch2.2 River System of Bhutan] from "Survey of the Waters of Bhutan Physiography and Fisheries Potential", Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1978

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{{Hydrography of North-east India}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Bhutan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Assam]]
[[Category:International rivers of Asia]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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Sankosh River - Revision history

->GhostInTheMachine: Adding local short description: "River in Bhutan and India", overriding Wikidata description "river" (Shortdesc helper)

imported>Neilay Desos at 14:50, 4 February 2020