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Dihang River: source, course, dams and places

Dihang (Siang) has no single agreed length (Indian reach of the Brahmaputra). It rises at Yarlung Tsangpo enters India and ends in Becomes the Brahmaputra. A map-first summary for exam revision.

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

Map of the Dihang river in India, from its source to Becomes the Brahmaputra and 1 places along its course. Source Pasighat
The Dihang 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 Dihang rises at Yarlung Tsangpo enters India, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. 29.31° N, 94.36° E

Course

Its main course runs Arunachal Pradesh → Assam, and it ends in Becomes the Brahmaputra: meets the Dibang and Lohit near Sadiya, Assam.

Key facts

  • Cuts through the Himalaya in a deep gorge
  • The Brahmaputra is named below the Dibang–Lohit confluence.

Places along the Dihang

PlaceNote
PasighatArunachal Pradesh · where it leaves the hills.

Quick questions

Where does the Dihang originate?

At Yarlung Tsangpo enters India (Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh).

Where does the Dihang end?

In Becomes the Brahmaputra (Meets the Dibang and Lohit near Sadiya, Assam).

How long is the Dihang?

Its length is not settled: Indian reach of the Brahmaputra.

Sources

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