The Surma River ( bn, সুরমা নদী) is a major river in

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, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. It ends in

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, above Bhairab Bāzār, where the two rivers rejoin to form the

Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...

. The waters from the river ultimately flow into the

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. The average depth of river is and maximum depth is .

Course

From its source in the Manipur Hills near Mao Songsang, the river is known as the Barak River. At the border with Bangladesh, the river divides with the northern branch being called the Surma River and the southern the Kushiyara River. This is where the river enters the Sylhet Depression (or trough) which forms the

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. 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-flowing Someshwari River. The Kushiyara receives tributaries from the Sylhet Hills and Tripura Hills to the south, the principal one from the Tripura Hills being the 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 in

above Bhairab Bazar, the river is known as the Meghna River. The Surma passes through many haors.

Gallery

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References

External links

* Rivers of Bangladesh Bay of Bengal Kishoreganj District Distributaries of the Ganges Rivers of Dhaka Division {{Bangladesh-river-stub