Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Brahmaputra
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Dyardanes, Oedanes, Tsangpo, Zangbo (Ref. 6318), Yaluzangbu Jiang (Chinese) (Ref. 53787).
Location
Tibet, China, NE India and Bangladesh 30° N 25° N - 82° E 96° E
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length 2840 km Area Drainage Area 1730000
Depth
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Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description In Bangladesh, becomes the Jamuna and merges with the Ganges in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (Ref. 6318).
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Species Families Species Families Reference
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