List of rivers of West Bengal
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The major rivers of West Bengal
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- Adi GangaAdi GangaAdi Ganga , also known as Gobindapur creek, Surman’s Nullah and Tolly’s Nullah, was the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th century but has subsequently virtually dried up.-History:...
- Ajay RiverAjay RiverThe Ajay River is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The word “Ajay” means “not conquered”.-Geography:The Ajay River originates on a small hill about 300 metres high, south west of Munger in Bihar. It then flows through Jharkhand and enters West Bengal at Simjuri, near Chittaranjan...
- Atrai RiverAtrai RiverAtrai River flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh.In ancient times the river was called Atrei and finds a mention in the Mahabharata. It is linked with Karatoya River. It originates in West Bengal and then after flowing through Dinajpur District of Bangladesh, it enters India again...
- Bakreshwar RiverBakreshwar RiverThe Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It originates in Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand. It then flows through Birbhum district and meets the Kopai River...
- Balason RiverBalason RiverBalason is a river flowing in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It originates in the hills of Senchal and flows south into the plains of North Bengal, where it joins the Mahananda River....
- Baleshwar RiverBaleshwar RiverThe Baleshwar River is located in Bangladesh. It borders the largest mangrove forest in the world, in the Sundarbans delta....
- Bansloi RiverBansloi RiverThe Bansloi River is a tributary of the Bhagirathi.-Geography:The Bansloi River originates on Bans Hill in Sahebganj district of Jharkhand, flows through Pakur district of Jharkhand and Birbhum and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal before flowing into the Bhagirathi north of JangipurThe...
- Barakar RiverBarakar RiverThe Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Bardhaman...
- Bidyadhari RiverBidyadhari RiverBidyadhari River , is a river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It originates near Haringhata in Nadia district and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before joining the Raimangal River in the Sundarbans.The river has formed a major navigation route for...
- Brahmani River (Birbhum)Brahmani River (Birbhum)The Brahmani River is a tributary of the Dwarka River.The Brahmani originates in the Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand and then flows through Birbhum district, bisecting Rampurhat subdivision. It finally flows through Murshidabad district, where it joins the Dwarka River.It is a hill stream with...
- River ChurniRiver ChurniRiver Churni is a river in the Nadia district, West Bengal, India.-Course:The river flows through Shibnivas, Hanskhali, Birnagar, Aranghata, Ranaghat, and finally joins River Bagirathi near Chakdaha. Its length is almost 56 km...
- Damodar RiverDamodar RiverDamodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
- Dharla RiverDharla RiverThe Dharla River is one of Bangladesh's trans-boundary rivers. It originates in the Himalayas where it is known as the Jaldhaka River, and then it flows through the Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India, one of the seven main rivers to do so...
- Dwarakeswar RiverDwarakeswar RiverDwarakeswar River is a major river in the western part of West Bengal.-Course:It originates from Tilboni hill in Purulia district and enters Bankura district near Chhatna. It cuts across the district flowing past the district head quarters and enters the south-eastern tip of Bardhaman District...
- Dwarka RiverDwarka RiverThe Dwarka River is a tributary of Bhagirathi.The Dwaraka originates in Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand and then flows through Mayureswar and Rampurhat police station areas of Birbhum district. It finally flows through Murshidabad district, where it joins the Bhagirathi.Though a moderate river,...
- Gandheswari RiverGandheswari RiverGandheswari River is a tributary of Dwarakeswar River and flows in Bankura district in the state of West Bengal. Flowing south-west of Susunia Hill and north of Bankura it joins the Dwarakeswar near Bhutsahar. It is subject to sudden flooding during rains....
- Gosaba RiverGosaba RiverGosaba River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The Gosaba River, formed by the confluence of the Raimangal and the Matla rivers, has a broad estuary to the sea ....
- Haldi RiverHaldi RiverHaldi River is a tributary of Hooghly River flowing through Purba Medinipur district . The Keleghai joins the Kasai at Tangrakhali under Mahisadal police station in Tamluk subdivision. The combined stream is called Haldi River. It is long. It is the last major river to flow into the Hooghly...
- Hariabhanga RiverHariabhanga RiverHariabhanga River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira District of Bangladesh....
- Hinglo RiverHinglo RiverThe Hinglo River is a tributary of the Ajay River.-Course:The Hinglo has its source in Santhal Parganas, runs parallel to the Ajay for some distance and flows into it a little after Bhimgarh...
- Hooghly River
- Jalangi RiverJalangi RiverJalangi River , is a branch of the Ganges in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Jalangi and the Mathabhanga flow into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly....
- Jaldhaka RiverJaldhaka RiverThe Jaldhaka River is a trans-boundary river with a length of 192 kilometres that originates in southeastern Sikkim in the eastern Himalayas and flows through Bhutan and the Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India...
- Kalindi RiverKalindi RiverKalindi River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira District of Bangladesh....
- Kangsabati RiverKangsabati RiverKangsabati River rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of Jharkhand, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal before draining in the Hooghly River.-Course:After rising near Jhalda in the Chota Nagpur plateau in Purulia district,...
- Keleghai RiverKeleghai RiverKeleghai River originates at Baminigram, near Dudhkundi, under Sankrail police station, in Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.. It flows past Keshiari, Narayangarh, Sabang and Patashpur to join the Kasai at Tangrakhali under Mahisadal police...
- Khong KholaKhong KholaKhong Khola is a small perennial river near the town of Darjeeling, India. During dry season when the water supply of Darjeeling from Senchal lake becomes short, water is often pumped from Khong Khola to the town. The Darjeeling municipality has recently submitted proposals for four drinking water...
- Kopai RiverKopai RiverThe Kopai River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It flows past such towns as Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala and Labhpur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal...
- Kosai RiverKosai riverThe Kosai River is a small river located near Kharagpur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the primary source of water supply for the township and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur....
- Kunur RiverKunur RiverKunur River , one of main tributaries of the Ajay, in length, has its origin near Bansgara in the Faridpur police station area. With water from several small streams swelling it during the monsoons, it often floods large areas of Ausgram and Mangalkot police stations of Bardhaman district...
- Mahananda RiverMahananda RiverThe Mahananda River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of West Bengal and Bihar, and Bangladesh. Right bank tributary Mechi forms part of Nepal's eastern boundary with West Bengal and the Kankai crosses out of Nepal.-Course:...
- Matla RiverMatla RiverMatla River forms a wide estuary in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The main stream of the Matla River is divided into two arms near Purandar. One passes through Kultali-Garanbose and then passes through the Sundarbans...
- Mayurakshi RiverMayurakshi RiverMayurakshi River is a major river in West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods.It has its source on Trikut hill, about 16 km from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand and then through the districts of Birbhum and Murshidabad in West Bengal before flowing...
- Mechi RiverMechi RiverThe Mechi River is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India. It is a tributary of the Mahananda River.-Course:The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal...
- Mundeswari RiverMundeswari RiverMundeswari river is a small river in West Bengal which causes floods in Hooghly, Purba Medinipur and Howrah districts during the monsoons. Any discharge above 70,000 ft³/s downstream of Durgapur Barrage may cause flooding depending on the outfall condition of the Mundeswari at Harinkhola...
- Muri Ganga RiverMuri Ganga RiverMuri Ganga River is a distributary of the Hooghly in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal....
- Piyali RiverPiyali RiverPiyali River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The Piyali leaves the Bidyadhari River below Bamanghata and flows south and south-west till it joins the Matla River about below Canning...
- Punarbhaba RiverPunarbhaba RiverThe Punarbhaba is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India, of total length about 160 km and a width of 3–8 km and it's mean depth is It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh. The river's upper part is a few kilometres west of Atrai. Dinajpur district...
- Raidāk RiverRaidak RiverThe Raidak River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, and a trans-boundary river, flows through Bhutan, India and Bangladesh.-Bhutan:...
- Raimangal RiverRaimangal RiverRaimangal River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal and Satkhira District in Bangladesh....
- Rangeet RiverRangeet RiverRangeet or Rangit is a tributary of the Teesta river, the largest river in the Indian state of Sikkim. The Rangeet river originates in the Himalayan mountains in West Sikkim district. A perennial river, it is fed by the melting snow of the Himalayas in early summer and the monsoon rains in...
- Rasulpur RiverRasulpur RiverThe Rasulpur River is a tributary of the Hooghly River. The Rasulpur flows through Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts. It flows as Bagda River until Kalinagar and then flows as Rasulpur River. Its tributaries are Itaberia Khal and Mugberia Khal. It joins the Hooghly shortly after...
- Rupnarayan RiverRupnarayan RiverThe Rupnarayan River is a river in India. It begins as the Dhaleswari in the Chhota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the town of Purulia. It then follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is known as the Dwarakeswar river. Near the town of Ghatal it is...
- Sali River (West Bengal)Sali River (West Bengal)Sali River is an important tributary of Damodar River that drains the northern part of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It originates a few miles west of Kora hill, halfway between Mejia and Bankura, and joins the Damodar at Samsar village in Indas police station.-References:...
- Saptamukhi RiverSaptamukhi RiverSaptamukhi River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The Saptamukhi originates near Sultanpur and flows between Kulpi and Mathurapur blocks. It has a connection with the Muri Ganga River and Deogra Khal. It falls...
- Saraswati River (Bengal)Saraswati River (Bengal)Saraswati River refers to a river, that was a distributary of the Bhagirathi and is now no more there but was active till around the 16th century AD. The course and condition of the Saraswati has played an important role in the development and decline of river port towns in Bengal...
- Shilabati RiverShilabati RiverThe Shilabati River originates in the terrain of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau in the Purulia district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India. It flows in an almost southeasterly direction through the districts of Bankura and West Midnapore. The Shilabati joins the Dwarakeswar near Ghatal and...
- Subarnarekha RiverSubarnarekha RiverSubarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.-Etymology:As per tradition, gold was mined near the origin of the river at a village named Piska near Ranchi. This is why it was named Subarnarekha, meaning ‘streak of gold’. Legend has it that traces of...
- Tangon RiverTangon RiverTangon River is a river passing through the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is tributary of Punarbhaba River...
- Teesta RiverTeesta RiverRiver Teesta or Tista is said to be the lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys. The emerald-coloured river then forms the border between Sikkim and West Bengal before joining...
- Thakuran RiverThakuran RiverThakuran River is a tidal estuarine river that forms a wide estuary in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal....
- Torsa RiverTorsa riverTorsa River rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. It flows into Bhutan, where it is known as the Amo Chu...