Nimu Maqu River
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{{Infobox river
| name = Nimu Maqu River
| image = Yaluzangbu river nimu bridge.jpg
| image_size = 220
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Nimu river bridge at its confluence with the Yarlung Tsangpo River
| map = File:Nyêmo County sketch map png.png
| map_size = 220
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Nimu Maqu River in Nyêmo County
| name_native =
| name_native_lang =
| name_other =
| source1_location =
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|29.347574|90.192174|display=inline,title}}
| progression =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = China
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Tibet
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = Lhasa
| subdivision_type4 = County
| subdivision_name4 = Nyêmo County
| etymology =
| length = {{convert|83|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|7048|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|11.9|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| river_system = Yarlung Tsangpo River
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The Nimu Maqu River ({{zh|s=尼木玛曲}}) is a left tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (upper Brahmaputra) that flows south through Nyêmo County in Lhasa Municipality, Tibet, China.
Course
The Nimu Maqu is the main river of Nyêmo County and an important tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo.
The river is {{convert|83|km}} long.
It rises at {{convert|7048|m}} in the north of the county, and runs south through the whole length of the county.{{sfn|Nyêmo County Rivers: Nimu Maqu}}
The Nimu Maqu empties into the Yarlung Tsangpo from the north at an elevation of {{convert|3701|m}}.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
The valley is {{convert|5|km}} wide in its widest section, which contains the county seat and is the main agricultural area in the county.{{sfn|Nyêmo County Rivers: Nimu Maqu}}
Flow
The climate is temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon, with most precipitation falling in the summer.
Annual rainfall is {{convert|324.2|mm}}.{{sfn|Nyêmo County Overview 2011}}
The average flow is {{convert|11.9|m3/s}} per second, with least flow {{convert|4.6|m3/s}} and flood flow rates of up to {{convert|400|m3/s}}.{{sfn|Nyêmo County Rivers: Nimu Maqu}}
References
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Sources
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- {{cite web|ref={{harvid|Nyêmo County Overview 2011}}|url=http://www.lasa.gov.cn/Government/PublicInfoShow.aspx?Id=469|language=Chinese|title=Nyêmo County Overview|publisher=Nyêmo County People's Government Office|date=2011-03-15|accessdate=2015-02-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214171836/http://www.lasa.gov.cn/Government/PublicInfoShow.aspx?Id=469|archivedate=2015-02-14|df=}}
- {{cite web|ref={{harvid|Nyêmo County Rivers: Nimu Maqu}}|url=http://www.lasajiudian.com/xizangzixun/221.html
|title=Nyêmo County Rivers: Nimu Maqu|language=Chinese|work=lasajiudian|accessdate=2015-02-14}}
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