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Which two rivers join to form the Irrawaddy River?

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Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy and Mekong river basins and their drainage networks.

The Irrawaddy River is formed by the confluence of the Nmai and Mali rivers. Both of these branches originate in the glaciers of the high, remote mountains of northern Myanmar.12