N'Mai River
N'Mai River N'Mai Hka / မေခမြစ် | |
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Location | |
Country | China, Myanmar |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of Dulong River, Near Kawnglanghpu |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mali River |
• coordinates | 25°42′37″N 97°30′10″E / 25.71028°N 97.50278°E |
• elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Length | 230.88 km (143.46 mi) |
Basin size | 24,336.7 km2 (9,396.5 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1,383.3 m3/s (48,850 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Ayeyarwady |
The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka (Burmese: မေခမြစ်, Burmese pronunciation: [mè kʰa̰ mjɪʔ]) is a river in northern Myanmar (Burma).
Course
The N'Mai runs parallel to the
The confluence is "one of the most significant cultural heritage sites for the Kachin people and an important landmark for all of Burma."[3] Construction of the Myitsone Dam has begun at this confluence.
History
The British forester and ornithologist,
In 2007, the government of Myanmar signed an agreement with China Power Investment Corporation to construct a series of dams on the Ayeyarwady, Mali, and N’Mai rivers. For the N'Mai, one on the Mali, and one at the confluence, up to five dams were proposed. This dam, the largest of the seven, would destroy the confluence.[3] Construction started in 2008[5] and a local protest about one of the dams at Chibwe met with government suppression.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Upper Irrawaddy".
- ^ a b Kalaya Lu, "Abstract: Floradiversity of North-eastern Kachin Myanmar Section of Sino-himalaya (N'mai Hka-Than Lwin Water Division)", Myitkyina University, Faculty of Botanics, 2006. Accessed June 27, 2009.
- ^ a b Burma Rivers Network, "Irrawaddy/N'Mai/Mali Dams Archived 9 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 2009"
- ^ B. E. Smythies, "A Reconnaissance of the N'Mai Hka Drainage, Northern Burma", Ibis, Volume 91 Issue 4, Pages 627-648, Wiley.
- ^ Shyamal Sarkar, Kachin hydropower projects to spell doom Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine,Kachin News, January 31, 2008
- ^ Burma News Network, "Christian leaders questioned over anti-dam campaign", July 29, 2008.
External links
- Earth Snapshot, Satellite image
- Area Map (China)