| Daraudi River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Mouth: | Marshyangdi river |
| Mouth Location: | Abun Khaireni |
The Daraudi River (or Daraundi Khola) is a river in Nepal. It is a left tributary of the Marshyangdi river, which in turn joins the Trishuli River.
The flow from the Daraudi River is used to generate 6 MW electricity at the Daraudi A Hydropower Plant located in the former Muchok, Takumajh Lakuribot and Saurpani VDCs of Gorkha District.[1] The plant has a catchment area upstream from the intake of, and long-term annual average flow at this point of .It was assumed that the Daraundu hydropower project and dam would obstruct migration of fish up the river and severely reduce their population.
Rainfall station No. 441 is at Naya Sanghu in the Daraundi basin, with a catchment area of .The runoff-rainfall ratio is 1.03.The Daraundi Khola joins the Marshyangdi river at Abun Khaireni about upstream from the tailrace of the Marshyangdi dam.