Mahananda River
Mahananda River | |
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English Bazar(India) Godagiri (Bangladesh) | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Paglajhora Falls, Darjeeling hills in the Himalayas |
Nawabganj District, Bangladesh | |
• coordinates | 24°29′24″N 88°18′14″E / 24.49000°N 88.30389°E |
Length | 360 km (220 mi) |
Basin size | 20,600 km2 (8,000 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Tangon River, Nagar River (Rangpur) |
• right | Mechi River, Kankai River, Balason River, Kalindi River |
The Mahananda (
Course
The Mahananda river system consists of two streams- one is locally known as Fulahar river and the other Mahananda.[1] The Fulahar originates in the Himalayas in Nepal and traverses through the Indian state of Bihar and merges with the Ganges in left opposite to Rajmahal.[2] The Mahananda originates in the Himalayas: Paglajhora Falls on Mahaldiram Hill near Chimli, east of Kurseong in Darjeeling district at an elevation of 2,100 metres (6,900 ft).[3][4][5] It flows through Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and descends to the plains near Siliguri. It touches Jalpaiguri district.[4][6]
It enters Bangladesh near
It joins the
Basin data
The total length of the Mahananda is 360 kilometres (220 mi),[11] out of which 324 kilometres (201 mi) are in India and 36 kilometres (22 mi) are in Bangladesh.
The total drainage area of the Mahananda is 20,600 square kilometres (8,000 sq mi) out of which 11,530 square kilometres (4,450 sq mi) are in India.[3]
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Mahananda are Balason, Mechi, Kankai[3] and River Kalindri. At the East of the confluence of the Kalindri and the Mahananda lies the Old Malda town. In the Siliguri area it has three tributaries called the Trinai, Ranochondi and the pair of Chokor and Dauk taken as a single tributary.[4]
References
- ISSN 1572-9893.
- ^ "Mahananda Basin". Archived from the original on 14 August 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4020-5180-7.
- ^ a b c "Rivers in Siliguri". Mahananda River. Siliguri on line. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Rivers". Darjeeling News.Net. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary". nature beyond. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "News from Bangladesh". Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Uttar Dinajpur district". Uttar Dinajpur district administration. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Kishanganj district". Kishanganj district administration. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Malda district". Malda district administration. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Mahananda River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
External links
- Sultana Nasrin Baby (2012), "Mahananda River", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh