Transboundary river
A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a nation 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 |  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 |
| 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 | Germany Austria Switzerland France Netherlands Liechtenstein |
| Rhône | 813 | Switzerland France |
| 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 nation 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]
India and Bangladesh share 54 common rivers, of which agreement has been reached only on sharing of waters of the river Ganges. The India-Bangladesh Treaty on the Sharing of the Ganges Waters was signed on December 12, 1996 and is based on a sharing formula of the flows measured at Farakka, during the lean season each year, from 1 January to 31 May. The 30-year treaty is renewable by mutual consent.[2]
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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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