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The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system has the second-greatest average discharge of the world's rivers—roughly ~44,000 m 3 /s (1,600,000 cu ft/s), and the river Brahmaputra alone supplies about 50% of the total discharge.
Tezpur (Assamese:) is a city in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities. [citation needed]
The state of Assam comprises three physiographical divisions, namely, the Brahmaputra Valley, the Barak Valley and the Karbi-Anglong and the North-Cachar hills. [1] The Brahmaputra Valley in Assam is approximately 80 to 100 km wide and almost 1000 km long. The width of the river itself is 16 km at many places within the valley.
Mighty river Brahmaputra is flowing through this district from east to west with its tributaries, and the majority of the population live on chars in the river. Other rivers are Jinjiram, Kalonadi (also known as Ganol) etc. The average annual rainfall of the district is 2,916 mm (114.8 in).
Brahmaputra River; Barak River; Others. Aie River [1] Balsiri River [2] Baralia River; Borgang River [2] Barnadi River [2] Baroi River [2] ... List of rivers of Assam.
In 2013, the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries flooded, triggered by heavy rainfall at the end of June in the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh state through Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. [4] This series of floods submerged 12 districts out of 27 in the state of Assam, where more than 1,00,000 people were affected.
Dehing Patkai landscape has tropical monsoon rainforest climate with heavy monsoon downpour. [4] The temperature reaches a Peak in June and falls with the arrival of monsoons. July is the month of heaviest rainfall and monsoons end in September. The dry period ranges from October to February. The average temperature ranges from 6 °C to 38 °C.
Assam has temperate weather with maximum of 35-38 °C in summer and a minimum of 6-8 °C in winter in low-lying areas, particularly the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley. As one ascends towards the hilly areas, however, the mercury falls considerably in winters.