Its upper course is characterized by a steep gradient, precipitous slopes, huge boulders and rocks in the river valley, and large rapids.

[3] The Indravati meets the Sun Koshi at Dolalghat, located on the Arniko Highway that links Kathmandu with the Nepal-Tibet border.

The Saptkoshi River flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction into northern Bihar in India and joins the Ganges.

[1][5] The April 2015 Nepal earthquake rupture began 80 km (50 mi) to the northwest of Kathmandu and propagated eastward for about 130 km (81 mi), rupturing the area directly located under the capital city of Nepal.

The rupture ends in the zone of the western fringes of the Indravati river.