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Pilu River
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Bay of Bengal * Nāf River * Kaladan River * Lemro River * Mayu River * Kaleindaung River * Pyanmalot River (Pyamalaw River) * Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River) ** Lai Za Stream *** Mung Lai Stream ** Yin River ** Mon River ** Yaw River *** Kyaw River ** Chindwin River *** Myittha River **** Manipur River *** Uyu River *** Tizu River ** Mu River ** Myitnge River *** Zawgyi River ** Shweli River ** Taping River ** N'Mai River ** Mali River ** Pathein River (Bassein River) (Ngawun River) *** A-thút *** Dagā River ** Yangon River (Rangoon River) (Hlaing River) *** Thandi River ** Myitmaka River * Bago River (Pegu River) * Sittaung River ** Phyu Creek ** Kha Paung Creek ** Sinthay River ** Paunglaung River * Salween River (Thanlwin River) ** Ataran River *** Zami River *** Winyaw Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries of the Bay of Bengal, countries are dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Geopolitically, the bay is bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sangaman Kanda, Sri Lanka, and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra, Indonesia. Cox's Bazar Beach, Cox's Bazar, the longest sea beach in the world and Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest and the natural habitat of the Bengal tiger, are located along the bay. The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of . A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges–Hooghly River, Hooghly, the Padma River, Padma, the Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu River (Irrawaddy)
Mu River (; ) is a river in upper central Myanmar (Burma), and a tributary of the country's chief river, the Irrawaddy. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary the Chindwin River to the west. It flows directly north to south for about and enters the Ayeyarwady west of Sagaing near Myinmu. Its catchment area above the Kabo weir is . River flow and rainfall are both seasonal and erratic, at its lowest from January to April, rising sharply during May and June, and high from August to October. Because the Mu lies within the Dry Zone in the rain shadow of the Arakan Mountains, it receives scanty summer monsoon rainfall with a total streamflow of . An old popular expression in Burmese goes thus: ''Ma myinbu, Mu myit htin'' () - If you haven't seen a river before, you'd think the Mu is it. It may also be called ''Mu Chaung'' (creek) rather than ''Mu Myit'' (river) by some. The wooded upper Mu valley is pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bago River
Bago River (; Pegu River) is a river of southern Myanmar. It flows through Bago and Yangon, joining the Yangon River south of downtown Yangon.Schellinger, Paul E. and Salkin, Robert M. (editors) (1996) "Bago (Myanmar)" ''International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania'' (volume 5) Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago, pp. 60-65page 60 The source of the Bago river comes from many streams in the hills of the Pegu RangeSeekins, Donald M. (2006) ''Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)'' Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Marylandpage 357 with the traditional choice for the source being Sinhnamaung Mountain in Letpadan Township. Modern hydrological surveys find streams further north in Phyu Township that feed into the Bago River Basin. The Bago River flows into Yangon Region meeting the Yangon River at Monkey Point, Botahtaung Township, below which the river is called the Yangon River. In 1608, the Portuguese mercenary Filipe de Brito e Nicote, known as Nga Zinka to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myitmaka River
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Bay of Bengal * Nāf River * Kaladan River * Lemro River * Mayu River * Kaleindaung River * Pyanmalot River (Pyamalaw River) * Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River) ** Lai Za Stream *** Mung Lai Stream ** Yin River ** Mon River ** Yaw River *** Kyaw River ** Chindwin River *** Myittha River **** Manipur River *** Uyu River *** Tizu River ** Mu River ** Myitnge River *** Zawgyi River ** Shweli River ** Taping River ** N'Mai River ** Mali River ** Pathein River (Bassein River) (Ngawun River) *** A-thút *** Dagā River ** Yangon River (Rangoon River) (Hlaing River) *** Thandi River ** Myitmaka River * Bago River (Pegu River) * Sittaung River ** Phyu Creek ** Kha Paung Creek ** Sinthay River ** Paunglaung River * Salween River (Thanlwin River) ** Ataran River *** Zami River *** Winy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thandi River
The Thandi River () is a river of Myanmar that lies in Dedaye Township, southeastern Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It is a distributary of the Toe River, which itself is a distributary of Irrawaddy River. The river flows for most part at an elevation of below sea level. The course of the river starts on the border with Yangon Region near Kyauksarit Island and passes through areas sparsely populated with an average of 266 people inhabiting every square kilometer of land. The Thandi River is also known as Thandeik River. Towns and settlements near the river include Kyônda (), Donyan (), Kyònbaw (), Begyi (), Kyôndat (), Nyaungleingôn () and Thandi ()(. The river ends near the Thandeik village tract where it meets the Gulf of Martaban and the Andaman Sea References See also *List of rivers of Burma This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagā River
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Bay of Bengal * Nāf River * Kaladan River * Lemro River * Mayu River * Kaleindaung River * Pyanmalot River (Pyamalaw River) * Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River) ** Lai Za Stream *** Mung Lai Stream ** Yin River ** Mon River ** Yaw River *** Kyaw River ** Chindwin River *** Myittha River **** Manipur River *** Uyu River *** Tizu River ** Mu River ** Myitnge River *** Zawgyi River ** Shweli River ** Taping River ** N'Mai River ** Mali River ** Pathein River (Bassein River) (Ngawun River) *** A-thút *** Dagā River ** Yangon River (Rangoon River) (Hlaing River) *** Thandi River ** Myitmaka River * Bago River (Pegu River) * Sittaung River ** Phyu Creek ** Kha Paung Creek ** Sinthay River ** Paunglaung River * Salween River (Thanlwin River) ** Ataran River *** Zami River *** Winyaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-thút
A-thút or A-thoot is a river in Myanmar, in the Pathein District. It is born on Kyunlaha Lake and runs southwest on flat lands until it empties into the river Kyun-kabo not far from Paya-thun-zu. It is navigable about 25 km in rainy season. See also * List of rivers of Myanmar *Geography of Myanmar Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the northwesternmost country of mainland Southeast Asia located on the Indochinese peninsula. With an area of 261,228 sq mi (676,578 km2), it is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and the large ... References Rivers of Myanmar {{Ayeyarwady-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathein River
The Pathein River (), formerly called the Bassein River, is the westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy river in the Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar flowing through Ayeyarwady Region. The river is also interchangeably known as the Ngawun River (). Seafaring vessels from Andaman Sea are able to travel about inland up the Pathein River to the city of Pathein. As far south as Thabaung Township, about 20 miles north of Pathein, the river becomes prone to seasonal flooding in a flood plain environment. The river also provides fresh water to the city of Pathein through a treatment plant in the village of Mayanchaung. Physiography The river diverges from the Ayeyarwady in southeastern Ingapu Township, close to the city of Hinthada. The Pathein river is part of the tide-dominated Irrawaddy delta system and has several distributaries of its own. The overall Pathein distributary system carries less than 10% of the Ayeyarwady River's total discharge volume. It flows southwards and empties i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali River
The Mali River (Jingpho language, Jinghpaw: ''Mali Hka''; , ''Nam Kiu'') is a river that originates in the hills of Kachin State, in the northernmost border states of Myanmar, region of Myanmar. It flows approximately 320 km, before meeting the N'Mai River and forming the Ayeyarwady River. History Construction of the proposed Myitsone Dam was planned at the confluence of the Mali and the N'Mai River. On 30 September 2011, amid 2011–12 Burmese political reforms, democratic reforms in the country, President Thein Sein announced that the Myitsone Dam project would be suspended during his tenure. See also *List of rivers of Myanmar References Rivers of Myanmar {{Myanmar-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N'Mai River
The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka (, ) is a river in northern Myanmar (Burma). The northern part of the river is sometimes referred to as the Nam Tamai. Course The N'Mai runs parallel to the Mali River, and has its source in the Himalayan glaciers of eastern Tibet at about 28° north latitude.Kalaya Lu"Abstract: Floradiversity of North-eastern Kachin Myanmar Section of Sino-himalaya (N'mai Hka-Than Lwin Water Division)" Myitkyina University, Faculty of Botanics, 2006. Accessed 27 June 2009. It is not navigable because of strong currents. The N'mai ends at its confluence (''Myit-son'') with the Mali River in Kachin State where the two rivers combine to form the Ayeyarwady River. The confluence is "one of the most significant cultural heritage sites for the Kachin people and an important landmark for all of Burma."Burma Rivers Network, ", 2009" Construction of the proposed Myitsone Dam was planned at the confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taping River
The Taping River (), known as Ta Hkaw Hka in Kachin and Daying River () in Chinese, is a river in Yunnan province, China and northern Myanmar (Burma). It is the first tributary of the country's chief river, the Irrawaddy, and the watersheds between it and the N'mai Hka river to the northwest and the rivers Shweli and Salween to the southeast form part of the boundary between China and Myanmar. Its source lies in Yingjiang County of Yunnan, and it enters the Irrawaddy near Bhamo, Kachin State. History In 1277 King Narathihapate of Bagan had an ambassador from Kublai Khan executed and then invaded the state of Kanngai along the Taping river, 70 miles north of Bhamo, for submitting to the Mongols. The Chinese defeated the Burmese in the Battle of Ngasaunggyan, a vivid account of which was reported back to Europe later by Marco Polo. The Chinese army advanced to Kaungsin but turned back because of excessive heat. They returned however in 1283, destroying Kaungsin and advancing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
