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Yaw River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Yaw River or Ywa River is a river of Burma, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. It flows into the Irrawaddy on the right (west) just above the town of Seikpyu, at 20°54′13″N 94°48′39″E. The Yaw River forms when the Kyaw River and the Kabyu River flow together at 21°25′13″N 94°36′48″E. It flows basically south with a slight trend eastward. It flows past the towns of Ledaing, Anauk Kabyu, and Dawtha with its major tributary, the Sada-on River, entering on the right just below Dawtha.

Flows through: Myanmar.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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