Question

Write a short note on tributaries of Bramhaputra river ​

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The Brahmaputra  called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang/Dihang River in Arunachal Pradesh and Luit, Dilaoin Assam, is a trans-boundary rivepr which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.It is the ninth largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest.With its origin in the Manasarovar Lake region, near the Mount Kailash, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows along southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India).It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the popular name of the river Ganges in Bangladesh, and finally, after merging with Padma, it becomes the Meghna and from here, it flows as Meghna river before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.About 4,696 km (2,918 mi) long, the Brahmaputra is an important river for irrigation and transportation in the region. The average depth of the river is 140 m (450 ft) and maximum depth is 370 m (1,200 ft). The river is prone to catastrophic flooding in the Spring when the Himalayan snow melts. The average discharge of the river is about 45,000 m3/s (1,600,000 cu ft/s),and floods can reach over 589,000 m3/s (20,800,000 cu ft/s).It is a classic example of a braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion.It is also one of the few rivers in the world that exhibits a tidal bore. It is navigable for most of its length.