Tawang (river)
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Tawang Tawang Chu |
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 Location of the Tawang in the catchment area of the Mana |
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| location | Arunachal Pradesh ( India ), Bhutan | |
| River system | Ganges Brahmaputra Delta | |
| Drain over | Drangme Chhu → Manas → Brahmaputra → Indian Ocean | |
| Headwaters | Glacier on the eastern flank of Gorichen 27 ° 45 ′ 53 ″ N , 92 ° 24 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 5000 m | |
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Nyashang Chu to Drangme Chhu Coordinates: 27 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 91 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ E 27 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 91 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ E
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| length | approx. 90 km | |
| Small towns | Tawang | |
 Jang waterfalls, on the left the Tawang river |
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 The Tawang River near Tawang City |
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The Tawang (also Tawang Chu ) forms the left source river of the Drangme Chhu in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . The last three kilometers the Tawang forms the border with Bhutan .
The Tawang is fed by several glaciers on the eastern flank of the 6,488 m high Gorichen . From there it flows in a west-southwest direction through the Tawang district . It passes the district capital of the same name, Tawang, and then takes in the Cona from the right. Three kilometers above its junction with the Nyashang Chu to the Drangme Chhu, the Tawang forms the border with Bhutan in the south. The Tawang has a length of about 90 km. There are plans to use the river to generate electricity .
