Yaw River

Yaw River or Ywa River is a river of Burma, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. It flows into the Irrawaddy on the right (west) just above the town of Seikpyu,[1] at 20°54′13″N 94°48′39″E.

The Yaw River forms when the Kyaw River and the Kabyu River flow together at 21°25′13″N 94°36′48″E. It flows basically south with a slight trend eastward. It flows past the towns of Ledaing, Anauk Kabyu, and Dawtha with its major tributary, the Sada-on River, entering on the right just below Dawtha.[2]

Notes
  1. Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-16 Yenangyaung U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960
  2. Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-12 Myingyin U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960

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