Live · 22 Oct 2026 · Madhesh
Bagmati River at Karmaiya
Daily river discharge from the GloFAS global flood model at Karmaiya, compared with the 2004–2023 record for the same date, with the 7-day forecast.
Flow today
31 m³/s
Normal range
Normal for the date
40 m³/s
2004–2023 median
Highest in the next 7 days
31 m³/s
forecast
2-year / 10-year flood level
2,923 / 5,207
m³/s
Last 30 days and the next 7
m³/s; dashed line forecast.
Peak flow every year
Highest daily discharge of each year; dashed lines: 2-year and 10-year flood levels.
Questions about the Bagmati
- What is the Bagmati River level today?
- The Bagmati at Karmaiya is flowing at about 31 m³/s today, 78% of the 2004–2023 median for the date (normal range).
- What is a flood on the Bagmati?
- Here a flood means a daily flow above the 2-year level (2,923 m³/s, the median annual peak 2004–2023); above 5,207 m³/s is a 10-year flood.
- What were the biggest Bagmati floods?
- The largest annual peaks since 2004: 7,310 m³/s on 12 Jul 2019; 5,494 m³/s on 12 Aug 2017; 5,175 m³/s on 14 Aug 2014.
Other rivers: Koshi · Narayani (Gandaki) · Karnali · Mahakali · West Rapti
Source: GloFAS v4 (Copernicus Emergency Management Service / ECMWF) via Open-Meteo. Modelled flows, not gauge readings; official flood warnings: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (hydrology.gov.np).