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Where does the Chindwin River join the Irrawaddy River?
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Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy and Mekong river basins and their drainage networks.
The Chindwin River joins the Irrawaddy River near the town of Myingyan in Myanmar.1
After the Irrawaddy flows past Mandalay, it makes an abrupt westward turn before curving southwest to unite with the Chindwin. The confluence is characterized by a series of long, low, partially populated islands that interrupt the Chindwin's outlets into the main river.21