Transboundary river

A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a state or an international boundary. Bangladesh has the highest number of these rivers, including two of the world's largest rivers, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.

Transboundary rivers

River	Length (km)	Countries
Brahmaputra	2,900	India Bangladesh China Bhutan
Colorado	2,333	United States Mexico
Danube	2,860	European Union Germany Austria Slovakia Hungary Croatia Serbia Romania Bulgaria Moldova Ukraine
Euphrates	2,800	Turkey Syria Iraq
Ganga	2,525	India Bangladesh
Indus	3,180	China India Pakistan
Irrawaddy	2,210	China Myanmar
Mekong	4,350	China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam
Meuse	925	European Union Netherlands Belgium France
Niger	4,180	Guinea Mali Benin Nigeria
Nile	6,853	Rwanda Burundi Uganda Congo DR Tanzania Kenya Ethiopia Eritrea South Sudan Sudan Egypt
Rhine	1,230	European Union Germany Austria Switzerland France Netherlands Liechtenstein
Rhône	813	Switzerland European Union France
Rio Grande	3,051	United States Mexico
Tigris	1,850	Turkey Syria Iraq
Zambezi	2,474	Zambia Angola Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique

Transboundary rivers of Bangladesh

Bangladesh has at least 58 major rivers that enter the country from India or Myanmar. The hydrologic and political effects of rivers that cross significant boundaries are enormous. Rivers have positive effects in that they carry a significant amount of sediment, which aids in building land in estuarine regions However this sediment raises the height of riverbeds, thereby causing flooding. International conventions governing water sharing have led to complex political disputes.[1][2]

External links

Notes

Maxwell, Daniel M (28 October 2012). "Exchanging Power: Prospects of Nepal-India Cooperation for Hydropower Development". Keck Journal of Foreign Affairs. Forthcoming. SSRN 2193796.
"India-Bangladesh Political Relations" (PDF). Sharing of River Waters. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-12-18.

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[1] Maxwell, Daniel M (28 October 2012). "Exchanging Power: Prospects of Nepal-India Cooperation for Hydropower Development". Keck Journal of Foreign Affairs. Forthcoming. SSRN 2193796.

[2] "India-Bangladesh Political Relations" (PDF). Sharing of River Waters. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-12-18.