Editing Distributary (section)

==Asia==
===Eastern Asia===

The [[Huai River]] in China splits into three streams. The main stream passes through the Sanhe Sluice, goes out of the Sanhe river, and enters the [[Yangtze|Yangtze River]] through [[Baoying County|Baoying]] Lake and [[Gaoyou Lake]]. On the east bank of [[Hongze Lake]], another stream goes out of [[Hongze District|Gaoliangjian]] Gate and enters the [[Yellow Sea]] at the [[port]] of Bidan through Subei Guan'gai Zongqu, the main [[irrigation]] channel of Northern [[Jiangsu]]); its total length is 168 kilometers. The third stream leaves the Erhe lock on the northeast bank of Hongze Lake, passes the Huaishuhe River to the north of [[Lianyungang]] city, and flows into Haizhou Bay through the Hongkou.

===Southeast Asia===

The [[Tha Chin River]] and [[Noi River]] are distributaries of the [[Chao Phraya River]] in [[Thailand]], splitting off from the latter about 200 kilometers upstream from the [[Bay of Bangkok]].

The [[Brantas River]] in [[East Java]], [[Indonesia]], branches off into two distributaries, [[Mas River]], also known as Surabaya River, and [[Porong River]].<ref>{{cite conference |last1=Valiant |first1=Raymond |title=TANTANGAN DALAM PENGELOLAAN SUMBERDAYA AIR UNTUK MENCAPAI LINGKUNGAN LESTARI BERKELANJUTAN: POTRET DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI (DAS) BRANTAS |url=https://kmc-pengairan.bappenas.go.id/knowledge-management/download/340 |conference=Seminar Pekan DAS Brantas 2014  |publisher=Fakultas Teknik Universitas Brawijaya Malang |date=2014 |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>

The [[Red River (Asia)|Hong River]] in [[Northern Vietnam]] has notable distributaries such as the [[Đáy River|Day River]], [[Ninh Co River]] and the Luoc River. All of these rivers empty into the [[Gulf of Tonkin]].

===Indian Subcontinent===
[[Image:NearNannilam.jpg|thumb|A seasonal distributary of the [[Kaveri|Kaveri River]] on the Kaveri delta, near [[Nannilam]], [[India]]]]
* [[Kollidam River]] is a distributary of the [[Kaveri River]].
* [[Himalaya]]n rivers including Ganges, Brahmaputra and [[Indus]] plus many tributaries form inland distributaries over vast [[alluvial fans]] as they transition from the mountain region to the flat [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]].  These areas are highly flood-prone, for example the [[2008 Bihar flood]] on the [[Kosi River]].
* [[Padma River]] is the main distributary of the [[Ganges]] in [[Bangladesh]].
* [[Hoogli River]] is a [[Ganges]] distributary that flows through [[India]], whereas most of the Ganges-[[Brahmaputra]] complex enters the sea through [[Bangladesh]].
* [[Nara Canal|Nara River]] is a distributary of the [[Indus River]].