Tuivai River

Tuivai
Tuyai, Tipai
Tuivai river in Champhai district, Mizoram
Tuivai River is located in Manipur
Tuivai River
Tuivai River is located in Mizoram
Tuivai River
Tuivai River is located in India
Tuivai River
Location
CountryIndia (Manipur, Mizoram, Assam)
Physical characteristics
SourceChin Hills
 • locationChin State, Myanmar
 • coordinates23°43′08″N 93°31′52″E / 23.719°N 93.531°E / 23.719; 93.531
 • elevation1,594 metres (5,230 ft)
2nd sourceThangjing Hills
 • locationManipur, India
 • coordinates24°25′19″N 93°38′49″E / 24.422°N 93.647°E / 24.422; 93.647
 • elevation1,594 metres (5,230 ft)
MouthBarak River
 • location
Sipuikawn/Tipaimukh
 • coordinates
24°14′07″N 93°01′23″E / 24.2354°N 93.0230°E / 24.2354; 93.0230
 • elevation
60 metres (200 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionBarak River
River systemBrahmaputra
Tributaries 
 • leftTuivel, Tuilak, Tuikui, Tuibum
 • rightTuila, Tuili, Tuiliam

The Tuivai River (or Tipai River, Tuyai River) is a river that originates in Myanmar and flows through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India. It is the longest tributary of the Barak River, into which it flows at Tipaimukh near the village Sipuikawn.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dikshit, K. R.; Dikshit, Jutta K. (2014). North-East India: Land, People and Economy. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 136. ISBN 978-94-007-7054-6.
  2. ^ Carey & Tuck, The Chin Hills (1983), p. 6.