Irrawaddy River

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The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
alternativeName Irrawaddy River
surface form: Ayeyarwady River
biodiversityImportance habitat for freshwater and estuarine species
climateZone tropical monsoon
continent Asia
country Myanmar
culturalSignificance considered a lifeline of Myanmar
features in Burmese history and literature
deltaUse dense rural settlement
intensive rice cultivation
drainageBasinArea approximately 413700 square kilometers
economicImportance main inland waterway of Myanmar
major transport route for goods and people
supports agriculture in its floodplain and delta
supports inland fisheries
etymology name likely derived from Pali or Sanskrit origins
floodRegime monsoon-fed with peak flows in rainy season
flowsInto Andaman Sea
flowsThrough Ayeyarwady Region
Magway Region
Mandalay Region
Myanmar
Sagaing Region
hasDelta Irrawaddy Delta
historicalRole key transport corridor during British colonial period
principal artery of precolonial Burmese kingdoms
languageOfName Burmese
length approximately 1350 miles
approximately 2170 km
locatedIn Southeast Asia
majorCityNearDelta Yangon
majorCityOnRiver Bhamo region
surface form: Bhamo

Mandalay
Myitkyina
Pyay
majorTributary Chindwin River
mouth Andaman Sea
Bay of Bengal
notableSpecies Irrawaddy dolphin
sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
surface form: Eastern Himalayas foothills

Northern Myanmar
supportsActivity inland navigation
irrigated rice cultivation
riverine fisheries
sand and gravel extraction
threat deforestation in catchment
hydropower dam development
pollution from agriculture and industry
sedimentation

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Himalayan region containsRiverSource Irrawaddy River
IV Corps (British India) areaOfOperations Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy Valley
Pacific Ocean drainage basin contains Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin (Andaman Sea, eastern Indian–Pacific boundary region)
Imphal River drainageBasin Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River system
Kachin State river Irrawaddy River
Wakema locatedOnRiver Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River
Treaty of Yandabo locationOnRiver Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River
Siege of Prome hasLocation Irrawaddy River
Yandabo locatedOn Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River
Yandabo locatedInRiverBasin Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin
Shan Plateau borderedBy Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley
Shan Plateau drainage Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin
Sittaung River basin bordersToTheWest Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River basin
Bhamo locatedOnRiver Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River