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Brahmaputra River: source, course, dams and places

Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo · Siang · Jamuna) is about 2,880 km long (total length (about 916 km in India)). It rises at Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet and ends in Ganga–Brahmaputra delta. A map-first summary for exam revision.

By Pradyumna Gayake · Updated · From the same data as the app’s Brahmaputra study card

Map of the Brahmaputra river in India, from its source to Ganga–Brahmaputra delta and 4 places along its course. Source Dibrugarh Majuli Tezpur Guwahati
The Brahmaputra drawn from AtlasMitra’s river data. Circle: source. Diamonds: dams and barrages. Dots: places on its course. India’s boundary as per the Survey of India.

Source

The Brahmaputra rises at Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet, Flows east as the Yarlung Tsangpo before entering India as the Siang. 28.00° N, 95.40° E

Course

Its main course runs Tibet → Arunachal Pradesh → Assam → Bangladesh, and it ends in Ganga–Brahmaputra delta: joins the Padma in Bangladesh, then the Bay of Bengal.

Key facts

  • Majuli, a large river island
  • Tributaries include Subansiri, Manas, Tista, Lohit, Dibang and Dhansiri.

Places along the Brahmaputra

PlaceNote
DibrugarhAssam · upper Brahmaputra valley.
MajuliAssam · river island district.
TezpurAssam · north bank.
GuwahatiAssam · largest city of the valley.

Quick questions

Where does the Brahmaputra originate?

At Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet (Flows east as the Yarlung Tsangpo before entering India as the Siang).

Where does the Brahmaputra end?

In Ganga–Brahmaputra delta (Joins the Padma in Bangladesh, then the Bay of Bengal).

How long is the Brahmaputra?

About 2,880 km (total length (about 916 km in India)).

Sources

  1. River course: Natural Earth Public domain and © OpenStreetMap contributors ODbL 1.0