28 Facts About Salween River

The commonly used spelling "Salween River" is an anglicisation of the Burmese name dating from 19th-century British maps.

Along its course the Salween River provides water for agriculture and supports abundant fisheries, especially in the delta region.

The Salween River basin is home to numerous ethnic minority groups, whose ancestors largely originated in the Tibetan Plateau and northwest China.

Since Burmese independence in 1948, the Salween River basin has been a battleground for several fronts of the Burmese Civil War, with large areas in Shan State and Karen State contested between the Burmese military and local ethnic militias.

In China, the Salween River basin is situated in Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan.

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People of the Salween River basin represent a large diversity of ethnic groups.

In China, the Salween River basin is home to Blang, Derung, Lisu, Nu, Palaung, Shan, Tibetan and Wa.

Tibetan portion of the Salween basin is lightly populated, especially in the frigid headwater regions where precipitation is scarce and river flow depends almost entirely on glacier melt.

In Yunnan, the Salween is known as the Nu River, after the indigenous Nu people, but translating literally to "angry river".

In Burma the Salween river is officially known as Thanlwin; in Shan State, which the river enters immediately upon leaving China, it is known as Nam Khone.

The Pang River is noted for its extensive limestone formations near the confluence with the Salween, where it breaks into a myriad of cataracts, channels and islets known as Kun Heng, "Thousand Islands".

Salween River emerges from the mountains into the coastal plain near Hlaingbwe Township.

Present course of the Salween River began to form about 5 million years ago as the Indian subcontinent collided with Asia, resulting in the uplift of the Himalaya mountains and the Tibetan Plateau.

Salween River carries an estimated 108 to 237 million tonnes of sediment per year.

The Salween River delta is physically contiguous with the Irrawaddy and Sittaung deltas.

The Irrawaddy–Sittaung–Salween River delta is relatively stable, with the coastline advancing an average of 3.

The Salween River has numerous cyprinid species, including the endangered Garra cryptonema and Akrokolioplax bicornis which are endemic to the basin.

The Salween has the greatest diversity of turtles of any river in the world.

About one-half of all animal species in China can be found in the upper Salween River, which provides habitat for endangered species including the snow leopard and black snub-nosed monkey.

The Salween River delta is a major rice-growing area; it is the single most productive agricultural region in the Salween River basin and home to over 500,000 people.

Salween River estuary and delta is a particularly rich fishery, with the complex network of tidal channels providing a diversity of habitats for freshwater, brackish and marine fishes.

Forests along the Salween River are prime sources of tropical hardwoods including teak, pyinkadoe and padauk.

Martaban in the Salween River Delta was a major trading port on the Maritime Silk Road as early as 200 BCE.

Salween River's report was one of several that popularized the myth of the Yeti in Europe during the 1930s.

The Salween River Campaign concluded on January 20,1945 with the fall of Wanding.

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The Karen National Union and Mon National Defense Organization took control of the lower Salween River valley, including Mawlamyine and Thaton, in September 1948.

The Salween River creates a formidable barrier for refugees, due to its wide fast current, and only small wooden boats are available for crossing it.

Residents along the Salween River contend the dams would bring no economic benefits locally – as most of the electricity would be exported abroad – while their homes and traditional lands would be flooded with little to no compensation.