Dihing River
Dihing River Burhi Dihing River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Patkai Hills |
• elevation | 2,375 m (7,792 ft)[2] |
Mouth | Brahmaputra River |
• coordinates | 27°14′0″N 94°42′0″E / 27.23333°N 94.70000°E[1] |
Length | 380 km (240 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)[2] |
Dihing[3] or Burhi Dihing (Dihong = wide river ) is a large tributary, about 380 kilometres (240 mi) long,[2] of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam in northeastern India. The river originates at 2,375 metres (7,792 ft) above sea level in the Eastern Himalayas (the Patkai Hills)[2] in Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Tinsukia and Dibrugarh Districts in Assam to its confluence with the Brahmaputra at Dihingmukh. Its watershed covers about 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi).[2] The Dihing has created number of oxbow lakes in the area.
Namdapha river is a tributary of the Dihing on its northern bank. Disang river is a tributary of the Dihing in its southern bank. The Jeypore-Dihing Rainforest,
History
According to historical as well as geographical records, the Dihing once flowed through entire Upper Assam and met the Brahmaputra at Mahuramukh in
Even before that, the river met the Brahmaputra near the confluence of
Bridges and crossings
- Rail bridge of chain age 41.480 kilometers situated at Kutuha Kachari Village of length 288.20 meter and width 6.30 meters.
- RCC bridge of chain age 41.610 kilometers situated at Kutuha Kachari Village of length 236.30 meter and width 8.18 meters.
- Rail bridge of chain age 54.586 kilometers situated at Kowar Kharoni Village of length 504.20 meter and width 8.50 meters.
- Steel bridge of chain age 102.625 kilometers situated at Cheerika Beel Village of length 616.6 meter and width 3.13 meters.
- RCC bridge of chain age 108.730 kilometers situated at Kowar Kharoni Village of length 273.93 meter and width 8.25 meters.
- Rail bridge of chain age 109.136 kilometers situated at Kowar Kharoni Village of length 339.30 meter and width 5.89 meters.
References
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "Burhi Dihing River". Geographical Names. ITA. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ JSTOR 521528.
- ^ a b c d Ehtesham, Ansari. "Dihing River - Tributaries Maps Bridges History". Rivers Of India.
- ISBN 978-81-269-0703-8.