BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEM
- The Brahmaputra River System is a large river system that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh
- It originates in the Kailash ranges of the Himalayas in Tibet.
- The Brahmaputra (meaning the Son of Brahma) rises in the Chemayungdung glacier
- It is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet.
- It stretches over 2,900 kilometres.
- When it enters Arunachal Pradesh, it is called the Dihang.
- After the confluence of Dibang and Lohit, the river Dihang takes on the name Brahmaputra.
- It continues through Bangladesh as the Jamuna, eventually merging with the Ganga to form the largest Sundarbans delta.
- The left bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra River System are Lhasa River,
- Nyang River, Parlung Zangbo River, Lohit River, Dhanashri River, and Kolong River.
- The right bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra River System are Kameng River,
Manas River, Beki River, Raidak River, Jaldhaka River, Teesta River, and Subansiri River.