Bay of Bengal watershed

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The Bay of Bengal watershed is the vast drainage basin feeding into the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, collecting runoff from major rivers across South and Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
watershed
climateInfluence Bay of Bengal monsoon system
South Asian monsoon
collectsRunoffFrom Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
Himalayas
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Western Ghats
country Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
India
Laos
Myanmar
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand
drainsInto Bay of Bengal
northeastern Indian Ocean
ecologicalSignificance high biodiversity
economicSignificance supports agriculture in South Asia
supports fisheries in Bay of Bengal
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
hydrologicalRole major freshwater source to Bay of Bengal
major sediment source to Bay of Bengal
locatedIn Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
majorRiver Ayeyarwady River
linked to: Irrawaddy River

Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra

Cauvery River
linked to: Kaveri

Ganges River
linked to: Ganges

Godavari River
linked to: Godavari

Irrawaddy River
Krishna River
Mahanadi River
Meghna River
linked to: Meghna
oceanBasin Indian Ocean
partOf Bay of Bengal hydrological system
risk cyclone storm surges
flooding
riverbank erosion
subjectTo climate change impacts
supports Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta
Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem
linked to: Sundarbans

large river delta systems

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Yangon River locatedOn Bay of Bengal watershed
Lakshmipur District hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal (indirectly via Meghna estuary)
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Feni River locatedIn Bay of Bengal basin
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Matla River drainageBasin Bay of Bengal basin
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Indian Ocean drainage basin hasPart Bay of Bengal coastal drainage
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Kapotaksha River drainsInto Bay of Bengal (indirectly through deltaic channels)
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Krishna River delta drainageBasin Bay of Bengal basin
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Pennar drainageBasin Bay of Bengal drainage basin
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed
Maharashtra river system majorDrainageBasins Bay of Bengal basin
linked to: Bay of Bengal watershed