Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tributaries & Branches of Meghna River

The widest river of Bangladesh has some tributaries.Major tributaries of the Meghna river are the Gomoti river,the Teetas,the Monu and the Baulai.At Ghatalpur of Brahmanbaria district , the river Teetas emerges from the Meghna river and after circling two large bends by 240 km, falls into the Meghna again near Nabingor. Teetas forms as a single stream but braids into two distinct streams which remains separate before rejoining the Meghna river.The length of  the Teetas river is 130km,the width is 100m and the depth is 7m.In Daudkandi,Comilla ,the Meghna river is joined by the great river Gomoti which is created by the combination of many streams.The length of  the Gomoti river is 130km,the width is 122m and the depth is 10m.

The longest river Meghna has some branches of river .They are the khoai,the Dhonu and the Mogra.The length of Dhonu river is 120km,the width is 100m and the depth is 8m.

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