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.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
Kaladan River
The Kaladan River ( my, ကုလားတန်မြစ်, ; also Kysapnadi, Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne) is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. The Kaladan River is called the Chh ...
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Lemro River
The Lemro ( my, လေးမြို့မြစ်, ) originally called Aizannadi is a river of Myanmar flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Bay of Bengal east of Sittwe. The name of the river was given after establish ...
Dagā River
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
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Pyanmalot River The Pyamalaw River (Pyanmalot River) is a river in Ayeyawady Division in south-western Burma (Myanmar).Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River ( Ayeyarwady River; , , from Indic ''revatī'', meaning "abounding in riches") is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar (Burma). It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Origi ...
(Ayeyarwady River)
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Yin River
The Yin River (Yin Chaung) United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. is a river in Magway Region, in central Burma (Myanmar), a tributary of the Irrawaddy.
Arising off the southwestern slopes of Mount Natsim (1289 ft.) and t ...
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 ( my, ကျောမြစ်, Kyaw Chaung) 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) ''Imper ...
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Chindwin River ,
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Myittha River
Myittha River ( my, မြစ်သာမြစ်) is a river of western Burma, a tributary of the Chindwin River.
Course
The Myittha originates in the Chin Hills and flowing northwards drains the Kale Valley. It flows into the Chindwin, one ...
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Manipur River
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Manipur River ( my, မဏိပူရမြစ်), also called Kathe Khyoung (ကသည်းချောင်း),
is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into Myanmar, where it merges with the Myittha River, a tributary o ...
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Uyu River
The Uyu River, also pronounced Uru River (''Uyu Chaung'' in Burmese), 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 s ...
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Tizu 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.
Indian Ocean
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* Kaladan River
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Myitnge River
Myitnge River ( my, မြစ်ငယ် or Nam Tu, also known as Dokhtawaddy River (), is a major tributary of Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy) in Myanmar (Burma). The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river", by cont ...
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Zawgyi River
Zawgyi River ( my, ဇော်ဂျီမြစ်) is a river of eastern Burma (Myanmar). It flows through the foothills of the Shan Mountain range in Shan State. It is a tributary of the Myitnge River (Doktawaddy) entering it about north of ...
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Shweli River
Shweli River ( my, ရွှေလီမြစ်; zh, 瑞丽江) is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as Nam Mao ( shn, ၼမ်ႉမၢဝ်း; ) in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, it ...
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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 between ...
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N'Mai River
The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka ( my, မေခမြစ်, ) is a river in northern Myanmar (Burma). Course
The N'Mai, runs parallel to the Mali River, and has its source in the Himalayan glaciers of eastern Tibet at about 28° north latitude.Kal ...
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Mali River
The Mali River (''Mali Hka'') is a river that originates in the hills of Kachin State, in the northern border of Myanmar. It flows approximately 320 km, when it meets with the N'Mai River and forms the Ayeyarwady River.
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Thandi River Thandi River is a river of Burma.
The Thandi River lies in Burma's southern region of Ayeyarwady. It is a tributary of the Irrawaddy River. The river flows for most part at an elevation of below sea level. The course of the river passes through a ...
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Yangon River
The Yangon River (also known as the Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka Rivers in Myanmar. It is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon (also known as Rangoon) to the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman ...
Myitmaka 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.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
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Sittaung River
The Sittaung River ( my, စစ်တောင်းမြစ် ; formerly, the Sittang or Sittounghttps://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.75.pdf ) is a river in south central Myanmar in Bago ...
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Phyu Creek
Pyu, also spelled Phyu or Phyuu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. is a town in Taungoo District, Bago Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Phyu Township
Pyu Township is a township in Taungoo District in the ...
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Kha Paung Creek Kha may refer to:
* Kha (Bengali), a letter
* Kha (Cyrillic), a letter
* Kha (Indic), a consonant
* Ḫāʾ (sometimes khā), Arabic letter خ
* Kha, an ancient Egyptian architect and overseer, in Theban Tomb 8, TT8
* Kitty Hawk Aircargo, IC ...
Bilin River
The Belin (russian: Белин, also: Билин ''Bilin'')Salween River
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Ataran River
Ataran River is a river of Burma (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 tributary of ...
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Zami River
Zami River ( my, ဇမိမြစ်) is a river of Myanmar, arising at in southern Kayin State. It flows north past Kyondaw, Phadaw, Apalon, Kanni, Kyungyaung, Danon, Kyain Seikgyi and Chaunghanakwa, where it flows into Mon State. ...
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Winyaw River
The Winyaw River ( my, ဝင်းရော်မြစ်) is a river in southern part of Myanmar. It originates in Tenasserim Range and empties into the Ataran River at the village of Chaunghanakwa. Death Railway
The Burma Railway, also k ...
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Gyaing River
Gyaing River Myanmar's net is a river of
Haungtharaw River
Haungtharaw River (Haungthayaw River) is a river of Kayin State, in southeastern Burma (Myanmar). It has its source in the Dawna Range and flows into the Gyaing River.Yunzalin 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.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
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Moei River
The Moei River (, , , my, သောင်ရင်းမြစ်; ) 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, flow ...
(Thaungyin River)
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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.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
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Pilu 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.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
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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. The river flows first in a north-south direction and then in an east-west direction down to Mueang Mae Hong S ...
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Teng River
Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River.
Course
The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlang, ...
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Hsim 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.
Indian Ocean
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* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
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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.
The Nam ...
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Nanding River
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
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Indian Ocean
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* Kaladan River
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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 coast. Wa Kyun
Wa Kyun is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma ...
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Heinze River
The Heinze River is a river of Burma. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and ends in the Andaman Sea in the Tanintharyi Region coast. The Heinze Islands is a small island group located 25 km to the SSW of the mouth of the Heinze Rive ...
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Dawei River
The Dawei River or Tavoy River ( my, ထားဝယ်မြစ်) 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 runnin ...
(Tavoy River)
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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 ...
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Lenya River Lenya or Lehyna River is a river of Burma. The Lenya has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows into the Andaman Sea about 45 miles south of where the Great Tenasserim River enters the sea near Myeik (Mergui).
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*List of rivers in Bur ...
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Kraburi River
The Kraburi River ( th, แม่น้ำกระบุรี, , ; my, မြစ်ကြီးနား, BGN/PCGN: myitkyina, ''Kyan River''), also Kra ( th, กระ) or Pak Chan River ( th, แม่น้ำปากจั่น) is the ...
(Pakchan River)
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Dapein River
The Dapein River is a river in northern Shan state of northern Myanmar.
Description
The Dapein River is one of many tributaries of the Irrawaddy River. The source is from the mountainous regions of Yunnan, China.
The source comes at the conve ...
Paung Laung River
Paung ( my, ပေါင်မြို့; mnw, ဍုၚ်ပံၚ်, ) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating / ...
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
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Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...
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Kok River
The Kok River ( th, น้ำแม่กก, , ) 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 east ...
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Ruak River
The Ruak River ( th, แม่น้ำรวก, , ; nod, ) 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.
Cou ...
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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.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
See also
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References
* Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...