Lohit River
| Lohit River Zayü River | |
|---|---|
Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh | |
Lohit River basin | |
Mouth of Lohit River Lohit River (India) Lohit River (Asia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | China, India |
| Province | Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kangri Karpo |
| • location | Tibet, Zayu County, China |
| • coordinates | 29°09′46″N 97°05′01″E / 29.1629°N 97.0837°E |
| • elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) |
| 2nd source | Kangri Karpo |
| • location | Tibet, Zayu County, China |
| • coordinates | 29°27′47″N 97°08′12″E / 29.463°N 97.1366°E |
| Mouth | Siang (Brahmaputra) |
• location | Assam |
• coordinates | 27°48′N 95°28′E / 27.800°N 95.467°E |
• elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Length | 560 km (350 mi) |
| Basin size | 41,499 km2 (16,023 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Brahmaputra River, Assam, India |
| • average | 3,437.9 m3/s (121,410 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Demwe Lower hydroelectric plant (basin size: 20,174 km2 (7,789 sq mi)), Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| • average | (Period: 1984/85-2003/04)1,234 m3/s (43,600 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 263 m3/s (9,300 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 4,273 m3/s (150,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Brahmaputra River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Zuao, Gholum, Lati, Noa Dihang |
| • right | Dav, Delai, Tiding, Dibang |
The Lohit River, whose name came from the Assamese word Lohit meaning 'blood', also known as the Zayul Chu by the Tibetans, Dilao by the Dimasas, Tilao by the Ahoms and Tellu by the Mishmis, is a river in China and India, which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam. It is formed in the Zayul County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, through a merger of two rivers: the Kangri Karpo Chu (also called Rongto Chu and Zayul Ngu Chu), which originates in the Kangri Karpo range, and Zayul Chu (Chinese: 察隅河; pinyin: Cháyú Hé), which originates to its northeast. The two rivers merge below the town of Rima. The combined river descends through this mountainous region and surges through Arunachal Pradesh in India for 200 kilometres (120 mi) before entering the plains of Assam where it is known as the Lohit River. Tempestuous and turbulent, and known as the river of blood partly attributable to the lateritic soil, it flows through the Mishmi Hills, to meet the Siang (Brahmaputra) at the head of the Brahmaputra valley.