River
Lohit
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Overview
The Lohit flows through Arunachal Pradesh into Assam and joins the Siang near Sadiya. With the Dibang it forms the Brahmaputra, a braided river that carries a huge load of silt and floods often.
The Dhola–Sadiya bridge spans the Lohit.
Geography and key facts
- States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Joins the Siang near Sadiya to form the Brahmaputra
- Dhola–Sadiya bridge spans it
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on tributaries of the Brahmaputra (2016) and rivers flowing through Arunachal Pradesh (2014).
Note for UPSC
Joins the Siang near Sadiya; the Dhola–Sadiya bridge spans it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2016 · Q28Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra? Select the correct answer using the code given below.…
- UPSC Prelims 2014 · Q45Consider the following rivers : Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Lohit.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Brahmaputra
- Extent on map
- 27.6°–29.5°N, 95.1°–97.5°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2016, 2014
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