The Brahmaputra Valley

The Brahmaputra Valley: The eastern part of the Northern ­plain in Assam made by the deposition of silts of Brahmaputra river is called Brahmaputra valley.

Salient features:

1. This is an elongated narrow plain which is bounded by the hills in the north, east and south.
2. The plain slopes from the east (130 m) to the west (30 m),
3. The river Brahmaputra here flows in a braided course.
4. There are many sand banks and river islands in the river Brahmaputra. Majuli islands are the largest river island of the world.
5. The northern part of this plain lying at the foothills of the Himalayas composed of sands, stones and pebbles and is called Terai.