what do you know about Brahmaputra basin
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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of India, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.
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Area of Brahmaputra basin is 580,000 sq.km. which covers China (50.5%), India (33.6%), Bangladesh (8.1%) and Bhutan (7.8%).
Length in India is 916km
Brahmaputra basin spans states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland and the whole of Sikkim in India.
The basin is of irregular shape: the maximum east-west length is 1,540 km and the maximum north-south width is 682 km.
The basin lies between 23°N to 32° N latitude and 82°E to 97°50’ E longitude.
The part of the Tibetan plateau falling under the basin has an elevation varying from 3,000 to 5,000m and is dotted with numerous glaciers.
Brahmaputra catchment is the heaviest rainfall region in the world.
Brahmaputra basin, particularly the portions in Assam, is prone to annual floods and river bank erosions.
Parts of the Himalayan Mountains region of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh falling in Brahmaputra basin experience snow cover.
As per India WRIS data, Brahmaputra basin represents the greenest part of India, accounting for the maximum 55.48% (107854.26 sq.km.) of country's forest cover.
In the middle reach of Brahmaputra River is "Majuli", the river island in Assam which is marked as the largest mid river delta system in the world by UNESCO.
The hydroelectric potential of the Brahmaputra basin has been assessed 66065 MW.