Brahmaputra River System

• Origin → Chemayungdung Glacier (Kailash Range, Tibet)
• In Tibet, known as TSANG – PO
• In China, known as YARLUNG ZANBO
• Forms grand canyon in Tibet
• Turns southward near Namcha – Barwa
• Enters Arunachal Pradesh as Dihang River at Sadiya, emerging from the mountains
• Joined by Dibang river from the north & Lohit river from the south → Known as Brahamputra
• Turns at Dhubri to enter into Bangladesh
• After joining Teesta, known as Jamuna in BD
• Joins Ganga & Megna → Merges to BOB
• Forms many river island of which Majuli is world 2nd largest one
• Major tributaries → Dihang, Lohit, Subansiri, Teesta, Meghna (Barack in Assam), Manas 

• TeestaMajor tributary of Brahmaputra
• Rises from Sikkim
• Known as lifeline of Sikkim
• LohitTributary of Brahmaputra
• Flows through Arunachal Pradesh
• Along with river Dihang merges into Brahmaputra, at Sadia town (Arunachal Pradesh)