By

Myint TheinAssistant Director

Irrigation DepartmentMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation

Myanmar

Water Resources PotentialWater Resources Potentialofof

MyanmarMyanmar

Location of Myanmar

- Area of Myanmar covers261228 square miles.

- Situated in South-East Asia peninsula.

- It is characterized by mountain ranges in the East and the Westand a long coastal strip in the South.

- Myanmar is administratively divided into 7 states and 7 divisionscomprising with 63 districts.

Climate of Myanmar

- Myanmar has three distinct seasons. The cold season comes from November to January, dry season starts from February to April followed by the wet season.

- Myanmar receives its annual rains mainly from the south-west monsoon from mid-May to mid-October. 90% of the annual rainfall in different regions of Myanmar are monsoonal.

Rainfall receives 5000 mm in the south and western coastal strips, 2000 mm to 3000 mm in the delta, 1250 mm to 3000 mm in the north and eastern hilly regions and dropping to below 750 mm in central Myanmar.

RAINFALL ISOHYETES IN MYANMAR

Water resources potential

- There are four main river systems namely the Ayeyarwady, the Thanlwin, the Chindwin and the Sittoung.

- Due to favourable climatic condition, the total surface water potential of Myanmar is about 1000 km3 per year from ten major river basins.

Potential Water Resources in Myanmar

River River Basin Basin

NumberNumberName of the River BasinName of the River Basin

DrainageDrainagearea area

(1000 * km(1000 * km22))

Surface waterSurface water(km(km33))

Ground waterGround water(km(km33))

II Chindwin Chindwin 115.3115.3 141.293141.293 57.57857.578

IIII Upper AyeyarwadyUpper Ayeyarwady 193.3193.3 227.920227.920 92.59992.599

IIIIII Lower AyeyarwadyLower Ayeyarwady 95.695.6 85.80085.800 153.249153.249

IVIV SittoungSittoung 48.148.1 81.14881.148 28.40228.402

VV Rakhine StateRakhine State 58.358.3 139.245139.245 41.77441.774

VIVI Taninthari DivisionTaninthari Division 40.640.6 130.927130.927 39.27839.278

VIIVII ThanlwinThanlwin 158.0158.0 257.918257.918 74.77974.779

VIIIVIII Mekong Mekong 28.628.6 17.63417.634 7.0547.054

TotalTotal 737.8737.8 1081.8851081.885 494.713494.713

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