Irrawaddy River
river in Myanmar and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar. It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. It begins where the N'mai and Mali rivers join together. The river ends at the Andaman Sea. The drainage basin is about 404,200 square kilometres (156,100 sq mi) and covers a large part of Myanmar.no
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Irrawaddy River ဧရာဝတီမြစ် | |
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Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ridong Qu headwaters, southeast Tibet, China: The geographical source.[1] |
- coordinates | 28°44′04″N 97°52′21″E |
- elevation | 4760 m (approximately) |
2nd source | |
- location | Gada Qu headwaters, southeast Tibet, China: The northernmost source. |
- coordinates | 28°45′57″N 97°45′1″E (approximately) |
- elevation | 4760 m (approximately) |
3rd source | N'Mai River[2] |
- location | Kachin State, Myanmar |
- coordinates | 28°31′50″N 97°37′55″E (approximately) |
- elevation | 4650 m (approximately) |
4th source | Mali River |
- location | Kachin State, Myanmar |
- coordinates | 27°44′48″N 97°2′5″E (approximately) |
- elevation | 3800 m (approximately) |
Source confluence | |
- location | Damphet, Kachin State |
- coordinates | 25°42′0″N 97°30′0″E |
- elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
Mouth | Andaman Sea |
- location | Ale-ywa, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar |
- coordinates | 15°51′19″N 95°14′27″E |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 2,288[1] km (1,422 mi) |
Basin size | 404,200 km2 (156,100 sq mi) [3] |
Discharge | |
- location | Irrawaddy Delta |
- average | 15,112 m3/s (533,700 cu ft/s)[4] |
- minimum | 2,300 m3/s (81,000 cu ft/s) |
- maximum | 60,000 m3/s (2,100,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Chindwin River, Mu River |
- right | Myitnge |
Second longest source length: Kaidag Qu/Gadag Qu: 48 km ⟶ Gyita Qu/Kelao Luo: 56 km ⟶ Dulong River: 182 km ⟶ N Mai Kha River: 231 km ⟶ Irrawaddy River: 2,210 km ⟶ Andaman Sea: Total: 2,727 km Longest source length: Quwa Qu/Ridong Ermei ⟶ Gyita Qu/Kelao Luo: 56 km ⟶... |
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