List of rivers in Burma
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By Drainage BasinDrainage basinA drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
- Nāf RiverNaf RiverNaf River It is an elongated estuary in the extreme southeast of Cox's Bazar district dividing the district from Arakan, Myanmar. It rises in the Arakan hills on the southeastern borders of the district and flows into the Bay of Bengal. Its width varies from 1.61 km to 3.22 km. The river...
- Kaladan RiverKaladan RiverThe Kaladan River is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. It forms the international border between India and Burma between 22° 47′ 10" N and 22° 11′ 06" N.-Geography:The river arises in central Chin State as the Timit, 22° 49′ 28″ N ...
- Lemro RiverLemro RiverThe Lemro is a river of Burma flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Indian Ocean east of Sittwe. Between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, small walled settlements were built by the Arakanese people along the river bank. The Lemro valley is noted for its rock art from...
- Mayu RiverMayuMayu, Myu is a river in Rakhine State in Myanmar. It is named after Mayu Mountain. It is formerly called as Manlayuwaddy. It is the 3rd most used river in Rakhine. It is 96 miles long and ended into Bay of Bengal near the Sittwe. It passes through Buthidaung, Rathedaung and Sittwe Township....
- Kaleindaung RiverKaleindaung River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Pathein River (Bassein River)
- Dagā RiverDagā River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Dagā River
- Pyanmalot RiverPyanmalot RiverThe Pyamalaw River is a river in Ayeyawady Division in south-western Burma . It is a distributary of the Irrawaddy. The Pyamalaw River forms the boundary between Wakema Township and Einme Township of Ayeyawady Region....
(Pyamalaw River) - Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River)
- Yin RiverYin RiverThe Yin River is a river in Magway Region, in central Burma , a tributary of the Irrawaddy.Arising off the southwestern slopes of Mount Natsim and the eastern slopes of Mount Okshitkon and Mount Setkya , the Yin River flows south past the town of Natmauk and various other villages, turning west...
- Mon River
- Yaw RiverYaw RiverYaw River or Ywa River is a river of Burma, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. It flows into the Irrawaddy on the right just above the town of Seikpyu, at ....
- Kyaw RiverKyaw RiverThe Kyaw River is a river of upper Burma . It is a major tributary of the Yaw River which it enters just below the town of Pauk....
- Kyaw River
- Chindwin RiverChindwin RiverThe Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...
- Myittha RiverMyittha RiverMyittha River is a river of western Burma. It originates in the Chin Hills and flows into the Chindwin River just below the town of Kalewa.-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Manipur RiverManipur River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Manipur River
- Uyu RiverUyu RiverThe Uyu River, also pronounced Uru River , is a river in northern Myanmar, formerly Burma. It is a major tributary of the Chindwin River, itself the largest tributary of the country's chief river, the Ayeyarwady. Its source lies in the Hukawng Valley of Kachin State, and it takes a southwesterly...
- Tizu RiverTizu River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Myittha River
- Mu RiverMu RiverMu River is a river in upper central Myanmar , and a tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary Chindwin River to the west, flows directly north to south for about and...
- Myitnge RiverMyitnge RiverMyitnge River in Myanmar . The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river" in comparison with the Ayeyarwady or "big river".-Source, course and outflow:...
- Zawgyi RiverZawgyi RiverZawgyi River is a river of eastern Burma . It flows through the foothills of the Shan Mountain range in Shan State. It is a tributary of the Myitnge River entering it about 20 km north of Kyaukse at Nyaungbintha.-Notes:...
- Zawgyi River
- Shweli RiverShweli RiverShweli River is a river in Myanmar . Also known as Nam Mao in Shan and Lung Chuan Chiang in Chinese, it forms part of the boundary between Burma and China. It is one of the tributaries of the country's chief river, the Ayeyarwady, and arises in Yunnan Province of China...
- Taping RiverTaping RiverTaping River, also known as Ta Hkaw Hka in Kachin and Ta Ying Chiang in Chinese, is a river in northern Myanmar, formerly 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...
- N'Mai RiverN'Mai RiverThe N'Mai River or May Kha River is a river in northern Myanmar .The N'Mai, runs parallel to the Mali River, and has its source in the Himalaya glaciers of Northern Myanmar at about 28° north latitude. It is not navigable because of strong currents...
- Mali RiverMali RiverThe Mali River is a river that originates in northern Burma. It flows approximately 320 km, when it meets with the N'Mai River and forms the Ayeyarwady River. Construction of the Myitsone Dam has begun at this confluence....
- Yin River
- Thandi RiverThandi River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Yangon RiverYangon RiverThe Yangon River is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea...
(Rangoon River) (Hlaing River)- Bago RiverBago RiverBago River is a river of southern Burma. It flows through Bago and Yangon. It arises in the hills of the Pegu Range and flows into the Myitmaka River which below that point is called the Yangon River.-References:...
(Pegu River) - Myitmaka RiverMyitmaka River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Bago River
- Sittaung River
- Bilin RiverBilin RiverBilin River is a river of Mongolia and Tuva. It is a tributary of the Kyzyl-Khem....
- Salween RiverSalween RiverThe Salween is a river, about long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. It drains a narrow and mountainous watershed of that extends into the countries China, Burma and Thailand. Steep canyon walls line the swift, powerful and undammed Salween, one of the...
(Thanlwin River)- Ataran RiverAtaran River-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Zami RiverZami RiverZami River is a river of Burma , arising at in southern Kayin State. It flows north past Kyondaw, Phadaw, Apalon, Kanni, Danon, Kyain Seikgyi and Chaunghanakwa, where it flows into Mon State.-See also:*List of rivers of Burma...
- Zami River
- Gyaing RiverGyaing RiverGyaing River) is a river of Kayin State and Mon State, in southeastern Burma . Its two major tributaries, the Hlaingbwe River and the Haungtharaw River, flow together to form the Gyaing at . It is about 45 miles long and flows into the Salween River immediately above Moulmein, at .The Gyaing is a...
- Haungtharaw RiverHaungtharaw RiverHaungtharaw River is a river of Kayin State, in southeastern Burma . It flows into the Gyaing River....
- Haungtharaw River
- Yunzalin RiverYunzalin River-See also:*List of rivers in Burma...
- Moei RiverMoei RiverThe Moei River is a tributary of the Salween River. It originates in Phop Phra district, Tak Province. Unlike most rivers in Thailand, it flows north. The river forms the natural border line between Thailand and Burma...
(Thaungyin River) - Nam Pang RiverNam Pang RiverThe Nam Pang River is a major river of Shan State, eastern Burma. The largest tributary of the Salween River, it has its source in the hills somewhere northeast of Pangkyehtu. It joins the Salween at the village of Ta-hsopteng in Langhko District at...
- Pawn River
- Pai RiverPai RiverThe Pai River originates in mountainous Pai, Mae Hong Son Province. The river flows down to Mueang Mae Hong Son district. The river tributes the Salween River in Kayah State, Myanmar. It is 180 km long. Located close to the Myanmar border, the Pai river offers several rafting options. The...
- Teng River
- Hsim River
- Pāng River
- Nam River
- Nanding River
- Ataran River
- Ye RiverYe River-See also:*List of rivers in Burma...
- Dawei RiverDawei River-See also:*List of rivers in Burma...
(Tavoy River) - Great Tenasserim RiverGreat Tenasserim RiverGreat Tenasserim River or the Tanintharyi River is a major river of southeastern Burma. It flows through the Tanintharyi Region, past the town of Tanintharyi before entering the sea at Myeik . The river rises from the Tenasserim Range at an altitude of and flows into the Andaman Sea...
(Tanintharyi River) - Lenya RiverLenya RiverLenya or Lehyna River is a river of Burma. The Lenya flows into the Andaman Sea about 45 miles south of where the Great Tenasserim River enters the sea near Myeik .-References:...
- Kraburi RiverKraburi RiverThe Kraburi River , also Kra or Pak Chan River, is the boundary river between Thailand and Myanmar at the Kra Isthmus of the Malay Peninsula...
(Pakchan River)
- Dapein River
- Tarpein River
- Paung Laung River
- Chaungmagyi River