Sittaung

The Sittaung River was once a river in Bago Division, Myanmar's south central region. The Pegu Range separates the Irrawaddy's basin from the Pegu's. The river begins southeast of Mandalay, near the edge of the Shan Hills, and runs south to the Gulf of Martaban. It has a length of 420 kilometers and a typical annual discharge of 50 cubic kilometers.

The Sittaung River, despite flowing through relatively level territory, has a severe tidal bore near its mouth, which has prevented all but the smallest craft from traversing the river. The river may be navigated for 40 kilometers all year and 90 kilometers for three months of the year.

The river is mostly utilized to transport timber south for export. The river's currents make it even less useful as a mode of transportation in eastern Burma. Because there is no soil pouring down from the Shan Hills, its basin does not have the same agricultural potential as the Irrawaddy.

Total length: 261 miles