Lachen River Explained

Lachen River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:India
Source1:Himalayas
Source1 Location:Himalayas, Sikkim, India
Mouth:Teesta River
Mouth Location:Mangan district, Sikkim, India

The Lachen River is a tributary of the Teesta River in the state of Sikkim, India. It is one of the two main tributaries of the Teesta along with the Lachung River, which rise on opposite sides of the Donga Range in neighbouring Bhutan[1] and converge in Chungthang in the North Sikkim district.[2]

References

27.6167°N 127°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. 1912. By order of the Governor-General of India. 8.
  2. Web site: North Skikkim. National Informatics Centre. 12 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150821103458/http://sikkim.nic.in/sws/poi_nor.htm. 21 August 2015. dead.