Chindwin River

Chindwin River Burmese: ချင်းတွင်းမြစ် IPA: [tɕɪ́ɰ̃dwɪ́ɰ̃ mjɪʔ] Meitei: ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯤ ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ
The Chindwin at Homalin. The smaller, meandering Uyu River can be seen joining the Chindwin.
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 / 27.057418000; 97.02600500
• 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 / 21.47389; 95.28139
• elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Length	1,207 km (750 mi)
Basin size	114,684.9 km2 (44,280.1 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1967– 2009)149.7 km3/a (4,740 m3/s)[2]
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)[2]
• minimum	(Period: 1966–2009)649 m3/s (22,900 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	(Period: 1966–2009)19,935 m3/s (704,000 cu ft/s)[2]
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)[2]
• minimum	(Period: 1972–2009)109 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	(Period: 1972–2009)14,150 m3/s (500,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Uyu
• right	Myittha

The Chindwin River (Burmese: Chindwin Myin), also known as the Ningthi River^[3][4] (Meitei: Ningthi Turel^[5][6][a]), is a river flowing entirely in Myanmar, and the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Irrawaddy.^[7] Its official name is also spelled Chindwinn.^[8]

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