Rivers in Myanmar

About the Rivers of Myanmar

The 7 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.

Chindwin

The Chindwin River, also known as the Ningthi River, is a river in Myanmar and the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy River, which itself is the principal river of Myanmar. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Irrawaddy Delta

The Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta lies in the Irrawaddy Division, the lowest expanse of land in Myanmar that fans out from the limit of tidal influence at Myanaung to the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 290 kilometres to the south at the mouth of the Irrawaddy River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kaladan

The Kaladan or Kissapanadi River, also known as the Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne, is a river in the eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. The Kaladan River is called the Chhimtuipui River in India. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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 4,909 km and a drainage area of 795,000 km2, discharging 475 km3 of water annually. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nmai

The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka is a river in northern Myanmar. The northern part of the river is sometimes referred to as the Nam Tamai. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Salween

The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km 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 Thailand. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sittong

The Sittaung River is a river in south central Myanmar in Bago Division. The Pegu Range separates its basin from that of the Irrawaddy. The river originates at the edge of the Shan Hills southeast of Mandalay, and flows southward to the Gulf of Martaban. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)