Myanmar's northern region where the River Ayeyarwaddy starts and where Maykha and Malikha meet is known as the Confluence.
The Ayeyarwaddy River flows from the northern mountains to the delta region in lower Myanmar and is 1,350 miles long.
Outstanding feature of this river is that it stems from Myanmar and it flows only through Myanmar into the Myanmar Sea for which we can say it’s the genuine Myanmar River..

Since it is so outstanding and wonderful there are many many Ayeyarwaddy dolphins inhabiting there. Learned experts call orcaella brevirostris to a group of mammal group Cetacea which includes the Ayewarddy dolphins. The dolphins inhabit mainly between Bhamo and Mandalay. On 24^th November 2002 a study group on Ayeyarwaddy dolphins began its study journey by starting its trip to leave Yangon by air for Myitkyina. In this group there were experts from Departments of Forest, Livestock breeding, Education and Environmental studies group, totalling 15 in all.

On 25^th November the Ayeyarwaddy Dolphin Expedition Team went to the confluence where the Ayeyarwaddy source by car. Before arriving at the confluence via Shukhintha, they also studied people panning for gold in the Ayeyarwaddy River using machines. At the confluence we met fishermen and asked them which kind of fish are inhabiting in that area and how they fish and if they had seen any Ayeyarwaddy dolphins. We even bought regional fish to observe. In the afternoon, we left for Myitkyina which is 28 miles from the confluence. All along the way we observed the forests and inhabiting mammals and fish in the river. We enquired after Ayeyarwaddy dolphins. The rhythmic engine sound of our motorboat can be heard steadily from the confluence till Myitkyina and the whole trip took about 2 hours. The Ayeyarwaddy Expedition Team bought fish at Myitkyina market where fishermen sold their catch from the Ayeyarwaddy.