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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 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 Southe ...

* Nāf River *
Kaladan River The Kaladan (, ) or Kissapanadi River (, ), also known as the Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne, is a river in the eastern Mizoram, Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. The Kaladan River is called the Chhimtuip ...
* Lemro River * Mayu River * Kaleindaung River * Pyanmalot River (Pyamalaw River) *
Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy River (, , Ayeyarwady) is the principal river of Myanmar, running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long. Originating from the confluence of the ...
(Ayeyarwady River) ** Lai Za Stream *** Mung Lai Stream ** Yin River ** Mon River **
Yaw River Yaw River or Ywa River is a river of Burma, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. It flows into the Irrawaddy on the right (west) just above the town of Seikpyu,
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Kyaw River The Kyaw River () is a river of upper Burma (Myanmar) in Magway Division. It is a major tributary of the Yaw River which it enters just below the town of Pauk.Hunter, William Wilson (editor) (1907) ''Imperial gazetteer of India'' (2nd edition) ...
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Chindwin River The Chindwin River (), also known as the Ningthi River (), is a river in Myanmar and is the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy River. Sources The Chindwin originates in the broad Hukawng Valley of Kachin State of Burma, roughly , where the Tanai, ...
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Manipur River __NOTOC__ Manipur River (; ), also called Kathe Khyoung (), is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into the Chin State of Myanmar, where it merges with the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin river. It passes through Tonzang and T ...
*** Uyu River *** Tizu River **
Mu River 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 Chindwi ...
** Myitnge River *** Zawgyi River ** Shweli River **
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 betw ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (). ...
(Bassein River) (Ngawun River) *** A-thút *** Dagā River ** Yangon River (Rangoon River) (Hlaing River) *** Thandi River ** Myitmaka River *
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 Diction ...
(Pegu River) * Sittaung River **
Phyu Creek Pyu, also spelled Phyu or Phyuu, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. is a town in Taungoo District, Bago Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Phyu Township.The old Yangon-M ...
** Kha Paung Creek ** Sinthay River ** Paunglaung River *
Salween River The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Tha ...
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Ataran River Ataran River () is a river of Myanmar (most of its course) and Thailand (the uppermost part). In Thailand, it is usually known as the Kasat River. It merges into the larger Gyaing River and Salween River near the city of Mawlamyine. A main tribut ...
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Zami River Zami River () is a river of Myanmar, arising at in southern Kayin State. It flows north past Kyondaw, Phadaw, Apalon (village), Apalon, Kanni, Kyungyaung, Danon, Myanmar, Danon, Kyain Seikgyi and Chaunghanakwa, where it flows into Mon State. T ...
*** Winyaw River ** Gyaing River *** Haungtharaw River ** Yunzalin River **
Moei River The Moei River (, , ), also known as the Thaungyin River (; ) is a tributary of the Salween River. Unlike most rivers in Thailand, the Moei River flows north in a northwest direction. It originates in Phop Phra District, Tak Province, flowing th ...
(Thaungyin River) **
Pawn 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 R ...
*** Pilu River **
Pai River The Pai River (, ; ) is a river that originates in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until ...
** Teng River ** Hsim River **
Nam Pang River The Nam Pang River, also known as Pang River, is a major river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is the largest tributary of the Salween River. Course Its source is in the hills northeast of Pangkyehtu and it flows by the town of Kunhing Kunhing ...
** Nanding River *
Ye River The Ye River is a river of Burma. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and drains into the Andaman Sea along the Mon State Mon State (, ; ) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea ...
* Heinze River *
Dawei River The Dawei River or Tavoy River () is a river of the Tanintharyi Region, Burma. Geography It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows from north to south, the northern branch of the Tenasserim River running parallel to it. It ends in the ...
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Great Tenasserim River The Great Tenasserim River or the Tanintharyi River is a major river of southeastern Burma. It flows through the Tanintharyi Region, past the town of Tanintharyi, and enters the sea at Myeik (Mergui). The river rises from the Tenasserim Range at ...
(Tanintharyi River) * Lenya River *
Kraburi River The Kraburi River (, , ; , BGN/PCGN: myitkyina, ''Kyan River''), also Kra () or Pak Chan River (), is the boundary river between Thailand and Myanmar at the Kra Isthmus of the Malay Peninsula. The river has its source in the Tenasserim Hills ...
(Pakchan River) * Dapein River * Tarpein River * Paung Laung River * Chaungmagyi River


South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...

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Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of wat ...
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Kok River The Kok River (, , ; , ) is a tributary river of the Mekong that flows in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces in northern Thailand. Source The river originates in the Daen Lao Range, Shan State, Myanmar. It flows eastwards across the Myanmar ...
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Ruak River The Ruak River (, , ; น้ำแม่ฮวก, ) is a right hand tributary of the Mekong. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the Thai-Burma border opposite Laos, a spot known as the " Golden Triangle", a popular tourist destination. Course Th ...
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Loi 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 Riv ...


See also

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References

* Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.


External links


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Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
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