The Nam Pang River, also known as Pang River, is a major river of
Shan State
Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
, eastern Burma. It is the largest tributary of the
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 ...
.
Course
Its source is in the hills northeast of
Pangkyehtu and it flows by the town of
Kunhing.
Current Status of Dam Projects on Burma’s Salween River
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The Nam Pang joins the Salween from the right at the village of Na-hkilek at at an elevation of . A few miles beyond the confluence is said to be "a strange whirlpool, at the place the river is in a gorge between limestone cliffs, which fall smooth and precipitous to the water's edge."
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The Salween River
Rivers of Myanmar
Geography of Shan State
Salween River
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