Kaladan River

Kaladan
Chhimtuipui, Kissapanadi, Beino, Bawinu, Bawinung (Boinung)
View of the river at Kyauktaw in Myanmar.
The Kaladan is visible at the bottom-right in this regional map from the 1950s.
Location
CountryMyanmar, India
StateChin State, Rakhine State, Mizoram
Physical characteristics
Sourcewest flank of Mount Zinghmuh
 • locationChin Hills, Chin State, Myanmar
 • coordinates22°49′28″N 93°31′57″E / 22.82444°N 93.53250°E / 22.82444; 93.53250
 • elevation2,564 m (8,412 ft)
MouthSittwe
 • location
Bay of Bengal, Myanmar
 • coordinates
20°06′00″N 92°54′09″E / 20.10000°N 92.90250°E / 20.10000; 92.90250
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length700 km (430 mi)
Basin size40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationKaladan Delta, Bay of Bengal
 • average3,476 m3/s (122,800 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionBay of Bengal
River systemKaladan River
Tributaries 
 • leftTwe, Mi, Kalabon, Kyegu
 • rightChal, Tio, Tuichang, Mat, Kawrthingdeng

The Kaladan (Burmese: ကုလားတန်မြစ်, pronounced [kəládàɰ̃ mjɪʔ]) or Kissapanadi River (Burmese: ကစ္ဆပနဒီ, Kacchapanadī), also known as the Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne, is a river in the eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar.[3] The Kaladan River is called the Chhimtuipui River in India.[4] It forms the international border between India and Myanmar between 22° 47′ 10" N (where its tributary, the Tiau River, joins it) and 22° 11′ 06" N.[3]

  1. ^ Stuart, Sam (3 September 2013). Register of International Rivers: Prepared by the Centre for Natural Resources, Energy and Transport of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483188294.
  2. ^ Christer, Nilsson; Catherine, Reidy, Liermann; Mats, Dynesius; Carmen, Revenga (2005). "Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World's Large River System". Science. 308 (5720): 405–408. doi:10.1126/science.1107887.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b NF 46-7 "Gangaw, Burma" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1954, first printing April 1958
  4. ^ [https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/north/still-under-construction-1502635461.html Still under construction[, The Statesman.

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