Brahmaputra River System 

Brahmaputra River System 

Left bank – Dhansiri, Lohit, Dibang

Right Bank – Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Sankosh

• Origin: Chemayungdung Glacier, Kailash range, Tibet, elevation 5,150 m
• Total area: 580,000 sq km
• Drainage area in India: 194,413 sq km
• Known as Tsangpo in Tibet
• Total length: 2,900 km
• Length in India: 900 km
• Entry into India: Dihang gorge, Arunachal Pradesh
• Tributaries: Tista, Manas, Barak, Subansiri
• Known as Jamuna in Bangladesh
• Known as Meghna after joining with Ganga in Bangladesh