Indawgyi

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Indawgyi

Lake in the south-west of Myitkyina District, Upper Bharma, lying between 25"^ 5' and 25° 20' N. and 96° 18' and 96° 23' E., and measuring about 16 miles b\- 6. It is the largest lake in Burma. It is surrounded bv low hills on the south, east, and west : and its overflow, known as the Indaw stream, flows first north-eastward and then south-eastward into the Mogaung, which enters the Irrawaddy some distance south of Myitkyina. The lake abounds in fish, and the valley surrounding it is fertile.