| Shweli River | |
|---|---|
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 Shweli river and tributary, with major towns in basin and hydroelectric power stations in China & Myanmar and the hydrological stations in China. | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | China, Myanmar |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gaoligong Mountains at Mingguang Town, Tengchong |
| • elevation | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ayeyarwady River by Inywa |
• coordinates | 23°56′49″N 96°17′0″E / 23.94694°N 96.28333°E |
• elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Length | 630 km (390 mi) |
| Basin size | 22,908.3 km2 (8,844.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 1,020.2 m3/s (36,030 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mangshi River, Wanding River, Namba River |
| • right | Luoboba River, Namwan River |
Shweli River (Burmese: ရွှေလီမြစ်; Chinese: 瑞丽江) is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as the Nam Mao (Shan: ၼမ်ႉမၢဝ်း; Tai Nüa: ᥘᥛᥳ ᥛᥣᥝᥰ) in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, it forms 26 km of the boundary between Burma and China.[2] It is one of the tributaries of the Myanmar's chief river, the Ayeyarwady, and originates in Yunnan Province of China. It flows through northern Shan state and Sagaing Division, and enters the Ayeyarwady at Inywa, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Tagaung and south of Katha.
- ^ a b "Upper Irrawaddy".
- ^ "International Boundary Study No. 42 – November 30, 1964: Burma – China Boundary" (PDF). Florida State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.