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Dihing River
Dihing river also known as the Burhi Dihing and Dihong which means the wide river is one of the most significant tributaries of the Brahmaputra River in the Upper Assam in northeastern India. Its length is about, 380 kilometers(240 miles). The origin of the river is 2,375 meters(7,792 feet) above the sea level located in the eastern Himalayas known as the Patkai Hills situated in Arunachal Pradesh. the place of origin is known as Dihingmukh. Creating a number of oxbow lakes the watershed of the Dihing river covers about 6,000 square kilometers(2,300 sq miles).
Several things like Jeypore-Dihing Rainforest, Numerous Petroleum Fields, Wet-Paddy Fields, Bamboo Orchards, and Tea Gardens provide a unique landscape along the river. Lachan village, Teteliguri village, Rangadaria village, Miripathar village, Khalihamari village, Rajabari village, Ghalghali village, Nowpara village, Ahom Pathar the village, Lai Bill village are situated right side bank of the river and Jokai village, Modhupur Baragharia F.V village is situated left bank side of the river.
Dihing River Map
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By Milenioscuro - Assam location map.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91718716 |
Tributaries of Dihing River
- Disang River
- Dikhou Rivre
- Disai River
- Dhansiri River
History of the River Dihing
Bridges and Crossings over Dihing
S.N. | StructureName | Chainage(km) | Location | Length | Width | Noofpiers |
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1 | RailBridge | 41.480 | KutuhakachariVillage | 288.20 | 6.30 | 5 |
2 | RCCBridge | 41.610 | KutuhaKachariVillage | 236.30 | 8.18 | 5 |
3 | RCCBridge | 54.586 | KowarKharoniVillage | 504.20 | 8.50 | 10 |
4 | SteelBridge | 102.625 | CheerikaBeelVillage | 661.6 | 3.13 | 11 |
5 | RCCBridge | 108.730 | MerbilMajuliVillage | 273.93 | 8.25 | 8 |
6 | RailBridge | 109.136 | MohamaraVillage | 339.90 | 5.89 | 6 |
Major towns located on the bank of Dihing
Stretch of waterway imperishable or non-imperishable/ flow attainable/ water
Usage in the field
Irrigation practices in the Dihing river
Water Quality Stations (WQS) Dihing River
- pH 6Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand ( BOD)
- Turbidity
- Faecal coliform
- Conductivity
- Total coliform
- Temperature
- Dissolved Oxygen ( DO)