| Surma River Śoraboti | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location in Bangladesh | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet,Sunamganj,Kishoreganj |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Barak River |
| Mouth | Meghna River |
• coordinates | 25°01′N91°21′E / 25.017°N 91.350°E /25.017; 91.350 |
| Length | 249 km (155 mi) |
| Depth | |
| • average | 282 feet (86 m) |
| • maximum | 550 feet (170 m) |
TheSurma (Bengali:সুরমা নদী,romanized: Śurmā nôdī,Sylheti:ꠍꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠉꠣꠋ,romanized: Surma gaṅ) is a major river inBangladesh, part of theSurma-Meghna River System. It starts when theBarak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and theKushiyara rivers. It ends inKishoreganj District, aboveBhairab Bāzār,[1] where the two rivers rejoin to form theMeghna River, which ultimately flows into theBay of Bengal inBhola District.
From its source in the Manipur Hills near Mao Songsang, in India, the river is known as theBarak River.At the border with Bangladesh, the river divides into two branches, the northern branch being called the Surma River and the southern theKushiyara River. This is where the river enters the Sylhet Depression (or trough) which forms theSurma Basin.[2]
The Surma is fed by tributaries from the Meghalaya Hills to the north, and is also known as the Baulai River after it is joined by the south-flowingSomeshwari River.
The Kushiyara receives tributaries from the Sylhet Hills and Tripura Hills to the south, the principal one from the Tripura Hills beingthe Manu. The Kushiyara is also known as the Kalni River after it is joined by a major offshoot (distributary) from the Surma. When the Surma and the Kushiyara finally rejoin inKishoreganj District above Bhairab Bazar, the river is known as the Meghna River.
The Surma passes through manyhaors.[3]
There was a motor launch from Mohanganj to Sunamganj. That was a 12-hour journey one-way, cutting right across the haors ... the launch cruised into the Surma River. I looked around and it was water, water everywhere. The river was lost in what the locals called Alir Haor.
This article related to a river in Bangladesh is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
