Chindwin River
| Chindwin River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hukawng Valley, Kachin State |
| • coordinates | 27°3′26.7048″N 97°1′33.618″E / 27.057418000°N 97.02600500°E |
| • elevation | 1,134 m (3,720 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Irrawaddy River |
• coordinates | 21°28′26″N 95°16′53″E / 21.47389°N 95.28139°E |
• elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Length | 1,207 km (750 mi) |
| Basin size | 114,684.9 km2 (44,280.1 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1967– 2009)149.7 km3/a (4,740 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Monywa (74 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 110,350 km2 (42,610 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period: 1966–2009)4,637 m3/s (163,800 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | (Period: 1966–2009)649 m3/s (22,900 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | (Period: 1966–2009)19,935 m3/s (704,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hkamti (Basin size: 27,420 km2 (10,590 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period: 1972–2009)2,290 m3/s (81,000 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | (Period: 1972–2009)109 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | (Period: 1972–2009)14,150 m3/s (500,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Uyu |
| • right | Myittha |
The Chindwin River (Burmese pronunciation: [t͡ɕɪ́ɰ̃dwɪ́ɰ̃ mjɪʔ]), also known as the Ningthi River (Meitei: [niŋtʰi tuɾel]), is a river in Myanmar and is the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy River.