Question

What are the characteristics of the river Brahmaputra

Answer 1

The main features of river Bramaputra are-

1. Chemayungdung glacier (5150m) on the Kailas range about 100 km from the Manasarowar lake in Tibet is the source of the river Brahmaputra. 


2. Having a length of 2900 km, the Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers of the world. 


3. Flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh. 


4. Makes the world's largest delta jointly with Ganga. 


5. Tista, Manas, Luhit and Subansiri are the important tributaries. 


6. In Indian part, gets voluminous supply of water due to heavy rains and draining of tributaries. So it carries heavy load of silt during its course. 


7. Every year during the rainy season, the river overflows its banks and cause devastating floods in Assam and Bangladesh.

Answer 2

Answer:

• It originates from Tibet and is slightly longer than the Indus.
• It carries huge amount of silt.
• It flows parallel to the Himalayan Mountains in Tibet.
• It takes a ‘U’ turn at Namcha Barwa (height 7757 mts.) and enters Arunachal Pradesh.