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Salween River

The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Throughout most of its course, it runs swiftly through rugged mountain canyons.…

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Basin size
283,500 km2 (109,500 mi2)
Country
China, Myanmar, Thailand
Length
3,289 km (2,044 mi)
Mouth
Andaman Sea
Native name
རྒྱལ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ། (Standard Tibetan) · Gyalmo Ngulchu (Standard Tibetan) · ကၟံင့်ယှောတ်ခၠေါဟ် (Pwo Eastern Karen) · Anung remai (Anong) · ဃိၣ်လီၤကျိ (S'gaw Karen)
Progression
Andaman Sea

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Dams

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Salween River

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Edges220
Triples319
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00905
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Salween River

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related to 1948–present · 36
Salween River → Although, British Empire, Burma, Burmese, By, China, Chinese, Chinese Civil War, Chinese Nationalist, Communist Party, Communists, CPB, Golden Triangle, However, Hpa-an, In, Kachin, Karen, Kayin State, KMT
related to Expansion of empires · 35
Salween River → Another, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Baoshan, BCE, Burma, Burmese, Burmese Pyu, By, CE, First Burmese Empire, For, From, In, India, Indian Ocean, Irrawaddy, Jingdong, King Anawrahta, King Narapatisithu, Maritime Silk Road
related to British rule and World War II · 32
Salween River → After, At, Brahmaputra River, British, British Burma, British Empire, Burma, Burmese, Contemporary British, Due, Europe, First Anglo-Burmese War, Forests, Himalayas, His, In, Irrawaddy, It, Kaulback, Konbaung
related to Myanmar and Thailand · 30
Salween River → China, China's Three Gorges Dam, Chinese, Democracy, Electricity, Hatgyi, However, In, In May, Kayin State, Memorandum, Moei River, Myanmar, National League, NLD, Ping, Ping River, Salween, Seven, Shan State
related to Upper Salween (China) · 29
Salween River → As, Chalong, China, Cona Lake, Continuing, Dengka Peak, Downstream, From Cona Lake, Further, Ga, Gyalmo Nagqu, In Biru County, In Tibet, Jiangmeiergang Galou, Jiquan, Ka, Nagqu, Nagqu Town, Nyingchi, Shortly
related to Further reading · 27
Salween River → Approach, Archived, Berne, BotanyChina Rivers ProjectLast Descents, China, Christophe Lienert, Conservancy, Dr, Geographical Institute, Gongshan Nature Reserve The, Kunming Institute, March, Nature ConservancyRivers Watch East, October, Parallel Rivers Protected Area, River ExpeditionsA, Salween, Southeast Asia Archived, Three Parallel Rivers, Tibet
related to Lower Salween (Myanmar and Thailand) · 27
Salween River → As, China, Hka River, In Myanmar, In Shan State, Inle Lake, Karenni State, Kayah State, Kun Heng, Myanmar, Nam Khone, Nanding River, Pang, Pawn River, Pawn Rivers, Salween, Shan Hills, Shan State, Teng, Thailand
related to Agriculture · 25
Salween River → About, Along, Approximately, Certain, China, Compared, Daw Lar Lake, December, Following, From, Hpa-An, In, Irrawaddy, July, Mon State, Myanmar, Myanmar's, October, Other, Rice
related to External links · 19
Salween River → Bargaining Power, Burmese Government, Chaophraya RiverJoint Statement, Concern, Cynthia, Fall, Hydrochina, Nam Ma Rivers, Oxfam Exchange, Parallel Rivers, Phoel, ProjectSalween First DescentWater Diversion, Promote Dams, Regarding Public Meeting, Rivers Protected AreaNuJiang River, Salween, Salween River Watch NGOThree, Shan Civil Society Organizations, Yunnan Protected AreasThree Parallel
related to history · 18
Salween River → Agriculture, Ancestors, Archeological, BCE, CE, China, Human, Irrawaddy, Karen, Myanmar, Salween, Shan, Shan Hills, Shan States, Tai, The Mon, Tibetan Plateau, Yunnan

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salween river myanmar china shan along yunnan basin 000 thailand delta burmese dams state south karen nu tibetan area chinese

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Salween RiverBasin size283,500 km2 (109,500 mi2)1.00infobox
Salween RiverCountryChina, Myanmar, Thailand1.00infobox
Salween RiverLength3,289 km (2,044 mi)1.00infobox
Salween RiverMouthAndaman Sea1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameརྒྱལ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ། (Standard Tibetan)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameGyalmo Ngulchu (Standard Tibetan)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameကၟံင့်ယှောတ်ခၠေါဟ် (Pwo Eastern Karen)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameAnung remai (Anong)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameဃိၣ်လီၤကျိ (S'gaw Karen)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameသာန်လာန် [sɑːn lɑːn] (Mon)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameခြုံꩻ [kʰrum˨] (Pa'o Karen)1.00infobox
Salween RiverNative nameၼမ်ႉၶူင်း (Shan)1.00infobox
Salween RiverProgressionAndaman Sea1.00infobox
Salween RiverProvince (Thailand)Mae Hong Son1.00infobox
Salween RiverProvinces (PRC)Tibet Autonomous Region, Yunnan1.00infobox
Salween RiverRiver systemSalween River1.00infobox
Salween RiverSourceTanggula Mountains1.00infobox
Salween RiverStates (Myanmar)Shan, Karenni (Kayah), Karen (Kayin), Mon1.00infobox
Salween River• average6,600 m3/s (210 km3/a) 211 km3/a (6,700 m3/s)1.00infobox
Salween River• average(Period: 1971–2000)6,391.9 m3/s (225,730 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Salween River• average(Period: 1971–2000)5,217.5 m3/s (184,250 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Salween River• average(Period: 1966–2009)169 km3/a (5,400 m3/s) (Period: 2009–2013)5,280 m3/s (186,000 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Salween River• average(Period: 1971–2000)1,437 m3/s (50,700 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Salween River• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Salween River• coordinates16°11′39″N 97°35′00″E / 16.19417°N 97.58333°E / 16.19417; 97.583331.00infobox
Salween River• elevation5,432 m (17,822 ft)1.00infobox
Salween River• elevation0 m (0 ft)1.00infobox
Salween River• leftSuo, Ga, Hka, Hsim, Pai, Moei, Gyaing, Ataran1.00infobox
Salween River• locationNagqu, Tibet, China1.00infobox
Salween River• locationMawlamyaing, Myanmar1.00infobox

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