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This is a list of dams on the Brahmaputra River and hydro–infrastructure in the Brahmaputra River Basin which is a key constituent of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin of Himalayan rivers. Brahmaputra originates near Mount Kailash , flows through Tibet where it is called Yarlung Tsangpo .
The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system has the second-greatest average discharge of the world's rivers—roughly ~44,000 m 3 /s (1,600,000 cu ft/s), and the river Brahmaputra alone supplies about 50% of the total discharge.
The Jamuna is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing through India and then southwest into Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south and joins the Padma River, near Goalundo Ghat, before meeting the Meghna River near Chandpur. The Meghna then flows into the Bay of Bengal.
The Dihing [3] or Burhi Dihing (Dihong = wide river) is a large tributary, about 380 kilometres (240 mi) long, [2] of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam in northeastern India. The river originates at 2,375 metres (7,792 ft) above sea level in the Eastern Himalayas (the Patkai Hills) [ 2 ] in Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Tinsukia and ...
Dooars between Manas River and Bornadi River are called Kamrup Dooars. [9] The five Dooars under Kamrup Dooars include Bijni , Chapakhamar, Chapaguri, Banska and Gurkola. [ 9 ] Under the Bhutan government, the Kamrup Duars was under a Penlop or Provincial Governor under whom was the Jongpen or Subah. [ 10 ]
The Joint River Commission was a bilateral working group established by India and Bangladesh in the Indo-Bangla Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace that was signed on March 19, 1972, and came into being in November 1972. As per the treaty, the two nations established the commission to work for the common interests and sharing of water ...
The Tipkai River is a north and Himalayan tributary of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian state of Assam. It rises in the Bhutan hills, flows through the Kokrajhar district and Dhubri district of Assam and joins the Brahmaputra River at Chatakurachar of Dhubri district. [1] [2] [3]
Dams in the Brahmaputra River Basin (1 C, 8 P) I. Islands of the Brahmaputra River (1 C, 3 P) T. Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River (21 P) Pages in category ...