Subansiri River

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The Subansiri River is a significant river in the eastern Himalayas and northeastern India, known for its hydropower potential and as an important waterway flowing through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lohit River 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
basinCountry India
country India
drainageBasin Brahmaputra Valley
surface form: Brahmaputra basin
flowsThrough Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
hasAlternateClassification trans-Himalayan river
hasEconomicImportanceFor Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
hasEnvironmentalConcern changes in downstream flow
effects on aquatic biodiversity
impact of hydropower dams
hasHydropowerProject Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project
hasLocalImportanceFor transport in Arunachal Pradesh
transport in Assam
hasUse fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
transportation
hydropowerProjectLocation border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
isLocatedInPoliticalRegion Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
isMajorTributaryOf Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River
isPartOf Himalayan river system
isSubjectOf environmental impact assessments
water resource management debates
knownFor being an important waterway
hydropower potential
locatedIn Northeast India
Eastern Himalayas
surface form: eastern Himalayas
mouthLocation Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River
partOf Brahmaputra Valley
surface form: Brahmaputra River basin
passesThrough Lakhimpur district
Lower Subansiri district
Subansiri district
region Northeast India
sourceRegion eastern Himalayas
supports local agriculture
local fisheries
riverine communities
tributaryOf Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River

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Arunachal Pradesh hasRiver Subansiri River
Brahmaputra majorTributary Subansiri River
Brahmaputra majorTributary Subansiri River
this entity surface form: Lohit River