List of rivers of Bhutan
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This is a list of rivers in Bhutan, all rivers in Bhutan ultimately drain to the Brahmaputra River
in India
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Western Bhutan
Eastern Bhutan
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Western Bhutan
- Jaldhaka River or Di ChuJaldhaka RiverThe Jaldhaka River is a trans-boundary river with a length of 192 kilometres that originates in southeastern Sikkim in the eastern Himalayas and flows through Bhutan and the Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India...
- Amo Chhu or TorsaTorsa riverTorsa River rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. It flows into Bhutan, where it is known as the Amo Chu...
- Wong Chhu or RaidakRaidak RiverThe Raidak River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, and a trans-boundary river, flows through Bhutan, India and Bangladesh.-Bhutan:...
- Ha ChhuHa ChhuThe Ha Chhu is a river in west-central Bhutan, it is a tributary of the Raidak River .-Course:The Ha Chhu originates in a valley glacier on the south facing slope of the main Himalayas. The source area is located to the south of Chomo Lhari...
- Paro ChhuParo ChhuThe Paro Chhu is a river of western Bhutan. It is a tributary of the Wong Chhu, which is known as the Raidak in its lower reaches.-Course:...
- Thimphu Chhu
- Ha Chhu
- Mo ChhuMo ChhuMo Chhu is a major river in Bhutan. The word "Chhu" means "river" or "water" in Dzongkha, the official national language in Bhutan. The river rises in Gasa Dzongkhag near the border between Bhutan and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to Punakha in central Bhutan, where it...
or Sankosh River- Pho Chhu
- Tang ChuuTang ChuuThe Tang Chuu is a tributary of the Mo Chhu in western Bhutan.-Course:It originates in the Himalayas near Thowadra Gompa. It receives numerous hill streams, including the Yenyer Chhu.It joins the Mo Chhu, which later takes on the name of Sankosh, at Wangdi Phodrang.-Bumthang:There are four major...
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Eastern Bhutan
- Manas RiverManas RiverThe Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India.It is named after Manasa, the serpent god in Hindu mythology.It is the largest river system of Bhutan, among its four major river systems; the other three are Amo Chu or Torsa, Wong Chu or Raidak,...
- Mangde Chhu or Tongsa
- Bumthang River or Murchangphy ChhuBumthang RiverBumthang River is a river in Bhutan. It joins the Tongsa Chhu or Mangde Chhu in southern Bhutan and the combined stream flows into the Manas River....
- Bumthang River or Murchangphy Chhu
- Drangme Chhu (sometimes considered part of the Manas River)
- Kuru Chhu or LhobrakKuri ChhuThe Kuri Chhu, also known as the Lhobrak, is a major river of eastern Bhutan, that has formed a scenic valley with high peaks and steep hills...
- Kulong Chhu
- Womina Chhu
- Tawang Chhu or Gamri
- Kuru Chhu or Lhobrak
- Mangde Chhu or Tongsa
- Pagladiya River
- Puthimari Nadi
- Dhansiri Nadi