The
Mahakali River (
Nepali: , ) or
Sharda River (
Hindi: , ) is also called
Kali Gad (Hindi: काली गाड,
kālī gāD) or
Kali Ganga in
Uttarakhand where the river demarcates
Nepal's western border with
India. This boundary was established by the 1816
Sugauli treaty. The name is sometimes written "Sarda".