About 29 geothermal springs has been identified in Nepal mostly located in the banks of Mahakali, Karnali, Tila, Kaligandaki, Myagdi, Marshyangdi, Trishuli, Singhya, Budi khola near sila home and Bhotekoshi rivers. Twenty three of them are officially recognized by the Nepal government. The source of heat is the Main Central Thrust.
The list of geo-thermal springs in Nepal is shown in the table below which includes the chemical composition along with temperature and pH. Name Location Latitude Longitude Temperature (C) Flow (lps) pH Ca Mg Cl HCO3 CO3 TDS Na K Fe SO4 SiO2 BMayangdi Khola Thermal Springs. Mayangdi 28 22 10N 83 30 34 E 40 2 8.13 2 17 350 270 1340 460 49 0.35 70 43 0.25Kodari Thermal Springs Rasuwa 27 56 33N 83 57 00E 42 5 7.3 60.12 20.67 31.5 6.21 trace 822 200 35 0.18 65 3.85 3.6Rear Thermal Spring Rear 27 55N 82 20E 33 1.5 8.5 8.5 44.08 11.55 21.08 nil 7.96 310 22 0.2 72 38 6Surai Khola Thermal Spring Surai 27 47N 82 15E 37 2 8.85 10.03 40.12 3.19 370 180 510 125 5.4 1.45 70 32.1 traceSribagar Darchula 29.9N 80.6E 73 0.85 7 n.d. 8.5 34.2 n.d. 0 516 lOO 11 18.5 35 0Sina-Tatopani Darchula 29.9N 80.7E 0.76 Chamaliya Darchula 29.7N 80.6E warm 0.25 7 n.d. n.d. 39.6 n.d. 0 1320 n.d. n.d. 10.7 10 n.d.Bajhang-Tapoban Bajhang 29.6N 81.2E warm 0.2 6 n.d. 10 50.1 n.d. 0 444 n.d. 22 25.9 16 0Dhanchauri-Luma Jumla 29.3N 82.3E 24 0.6 7 6.1 0.2 82 217 157 803 49 1.3 104 56 0TilaNadi Jumla 29.2N 82.1E 42 8 6 1.2 45 0 0 353 56 0 130 60 0Jomsom Jomsom 29.8N 83.7E 21 0.2 8 113 54 95.9 302 218 889.3 60 5.6 249 14.3 2.4Mustang Tatopani Tatopani-Mustang 28.5N 83.7E 71 1.8 7 102 30 555 387.5 280 1841 365 90 217 67.6 13Sadhu Khola Sadhu Khola 28.4N 84.2E 69 1.39 7 10 0.6 286 78 56.3 954 300 12 197 60 0Chilime Chilime 28.3N 85.3E 55 8 7 30 14 0 120 86.6 148 23 17 0 40 0
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