List of rivers of Bhutan
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This is a list of rivers in Bhutan, all rivers in Bhutan ultimately drain to the
Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
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Western Bhutan

* Jaldhaka River or Di Chu * Amo Chhu or Torsa * Wong Chhu or Raidak :* Ha Chhu :*
Paro Chhu The Paro Chhu is a river of western Bhutan. It is a tributary of the Raidak River, Wong Chhu, which is known as the Raidak in its lower reaches. Course The Paro Chhu rises to the south of Mount Jomolhari, Chomo Lhari (mountain of the Goddess). It ...
:*Thimphu Chhu/Wang Chhu *Puna Tshang Chhu or
Sankosh River Sankosh (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern Bhutan and empties into the Brahmaputra in the state of Assam in India. In Bhutan, it is known as the Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries near the ...
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Pho Chhu Pho Chhu (Male River) is one of the major rivers of Bhutan, which tracks its source in the Gasa District that borders Bhutan with Tibet, which joins with Mo Chhu (Female River) at the confluence below Punakha Dzong, the winter resident of Dratsh ...
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Mo Chhu Mo Chhu is a major river in Bhutan. The word "Chhu" means "river" or "water" in Dzongkha, the official national language in Bhutan. The river rises in Gasa Dzongkhag (district) near the border between Bhutan and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu fl ...
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Tang Chuu The Tang Chuu is a tributary of the Mo Chhu in western Bhutan. Course It originates in the Himalayas near Thowadra Gompa. It receives numerous hill streams, including the Yenyer Chhu. It joins the Mo Chhu, which later takes on the name of Sankosh ...
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Eastern Bhutan

* Manas River :* Mangde Chhu or Tongsa :* Bumthang River or Murchangphy Chhu :* Drangme Chhu (sometimes considered part of the Manas River) ::* Kuru Chhu or Lhobrak ::* Kulong Chhu ::* Womina ChhuAssessment Report, Department of Energy of Bhutan
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Pagladiya River The Pagladiya River is a northern bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian state of Assam. The Pagladiya river originates in the Bhutan hills and flows through Baksa District and Nalbari district before its confluence with the Brahm ...
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Dhansiri Nadi The Dhansiri is a river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Chümoukedima District and Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining the Bra ...


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Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...
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 ...