River | Countries River Flows Through |
Brahmaputra | Tibetan name – Yarlung Tsangpo India – Brahmaputra Bangladesh – Jamuna Empties into Bay of Bengal |
Salween | Southwest China Myanmar, forms border with Thailand Empties into Andaman Sea |
Yangtse | China Empties into East China Sea |
Yellow | China Empties into Bohai Sea |
Mekong | Mainland China Laos, part of border with Myanmar and Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Empties into South China Sea |
Bhote Kosi | Tibetan name – Rongshar Tsangpo Nepal India – Kosi – joins Ganga in Bihar |
Arun | Tibetan name – Bhumchu Nepal – Bhote Kosi – joins Arun River They both merge in Ganga in India |
Karnali | Tibetan name – Mabchu Khambab Nepal India – A major feeder for Ganga |
Trishuli | Originates as a stream in Tibet Tibetan name – Kirong Tsangpo Forms Tibet – Nepal border Nepal – joins Narayani/Gandak river India – merges with Ganga at Patna |
Indus | Tibetan name – Sanggye Tsangpo India Pakistan Empties into Arabian Sea |
Sutlej | Tibetan – Langchan Khambab Pakistan, joins Indus Empties into Arabian Sea |
Irrawaddy | Source area disputed between Tibet and Myanmar A major feeder of the river, Dulong Jiang, is in Tibet Empties into Andaman Sea |
Manas | Tibetan name – Lhodrak Sharchu Bhutan India – Assam – merges into Brahmaputra |