Myitnge / Nam Tu မြစ်ငယ် | |
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Location | |
Country | Burma |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | China |
Mouth | |
• location | Ayeyarwady River |
• coordinates | 21°51′49″N 95°59′28″E / 21.86361°N 95.99111°E |
• elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Length | 528 km (328 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 47,023.1 km2 (18,155.7 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 723.6 m3/s (25,550 cu ft/s)[1] |
Myitnge River (Burmese: မြစ်ငယ် or Nam Tu,[2] also known as Dokhtawaddy River (ဒုဋ္ဌဝတီမြစ်), is a major tributary of Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy) in Myanmar (Burma). The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river", by contrast with the Ayeyarwady or "big river".[3]