The Dawei River or Tavoy River (Burmese: ထားဝယ်မြစ်) is a river of the Tanintharyi Region, Burma.

Dawei (Tavoy) ထားဝယ်မြစ်
Mouth of the Dawei (Tavoy) River. The South Moscos Islands can be seen on the left side.
Location
Country	Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Tenasserim Hills
Mouth
• location	Andaman Sea
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)

Geography

It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows from north to south, the northern branch of the Tenasserim River running parallel to it. It ends in the Andaman Sea coast. In the last stretch of its course it forms a navigable estuary before it meets the sea. Off the shore there are a number of small islands on the western side of the estuarine area.[1]

Dawei (Tavoy) town is located at the head of the estuary by the river at a distance about 40 km from its mouth.[2]

See also

• List of rivers in Burma

References

External links

• Media related to Dawei River at Wikimedia Commons
• Tavoy deep-sea port project brings fears of relocation