Brahmaputra River: References & Edit History

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Descriptions of the Brahmaputra are found in surveys of the corresponding regions, such as R.L. Singh (ed.), India: A Regional Geography (1971, reprinted 2006); and B.C. Law (ed.), Mountains and Rivers of India (1968). The Brahmaputra River and the Assam region are treated in H.P. Das, Geography of Assam (1970); The Brahmaputra Beckons (1982), a descriptive anthology; and Jere Van Dyk, “Long Journey of the Brahmaputra,” National Geographic, 174(5):672–711 (November 1988). A useful and more recent source on the Brahmaputra and other South Asian rivers is Asit K. Biswas (ed.), Asian International Waters: From Ganges-Brahmaputra to Mekong (1996). Resource management is discussed in Asit K. Biswas and Juha I. Uitto (eds.), Sustainable Development of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basins (2001); and M.C. Chaturvedi, Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Waters: Advances in Development and Management (2013). Francis Kingdon Ward, Frank Kingdon Ward’s Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges: Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924–25 in South-East Tibet, 2nd. ed. (2008), is the memoir of one of the early explorers of the river.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - Seven centuries of reconstructed Brahmaputra River discharge demonstrate underestimated high discharge and flood hazard frequency. Sep 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - Topography of the Brahmaputra River and its Tributaries. Aug 13, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Assessing the Water Pollution of the Brahmaputra River Using Water Quality Indexes. Apr 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Brahmaputra: Shaping the History of Assam. Feb 23, 2024
Updated to include information on newer bridges over the Brahmaputra Nov 21, 2023
Updated information on bridges, corrected typo. Nov 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Brahmaputra: Shaping the History of Assam. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Maps of India - Brahmaputra River Map. Feb 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Government Of Assam - Water Resources - Brahmaputra River System. Jan 13, 2023
Add new Web site: International Rivers - Brahmaputra/Yarlung Tsangpo. Jan 05, 2017
Article revised and updated. Dec 09, 2015
Bibliography updated. Dec 09, 2015
Media added. Dec 09, 2015
Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Rivers in India - Brahmaputra River Map. Nov 20, 2014
Detail added to the description of the river in northeastern India. Oct 13, 2014
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Brahmaputra River. Apr 01, 2013
Bibliography updated. Mar 06, 2009
Article thoroughly revised and updated; photographs added. Mar 06, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - The Brahmaputra River. Jul 08, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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