''Myanmar’s major rivers are still less regulated compared to other Asian rivers (Hedley et al., 2010). There are currently no dams on the mainstream of the Ayeyarwady River. However, about 1300 km of embankments were built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Hedley et al., 2010). Between 1988 and 2003, the government of Myanmar constructed about 150 smaller dams and reservoirs and 265 river water pumping stations along the tributaries (Ministry of Forestry of the Union of Myanmar, 2005). The Ayeyarwady River is subject to numerous potential dam projects, and seven dams are currently in the planning stage (Allen et al., 2010). Several dams are also planned along the Salween River, which likely will impact both the hydrodynamic and sediment load (Salmivaara et al., 2013). In 2011, planned hydropower dam constructions by the China Power Investment Corporation near Myitsone at the confluence of the Mali and N’Mai Rivers..''