How much is the discharge of river Brahmaputra?

How much is the discharge of river Brahmaputra?

681,600 ft³/s
Brahmaputra/Discharge

Is Brahmaputra called Jamuna in Bangladesh?

Flowing almost due south, the Meghna receives the combined waters of the Padma and Jamuna (the name of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh) rivers near Chandpur.

What is Brahmaputra river called in Bangladesh?

Jamuna
The river crosses Assam below Dhubri and enters Bangladesh where the river is known as Jamuna and it flows for 337 km. Regarding Brahmaputra’s role in Bangladesh a study writes “The Jamuna is the local name given to the river for its entire length in Bangladesh to the Ganges junction.

Which river is known as Jamuna in Bangladesh?

the Brahmaputra River
The Jamuna River (Bengali: যমুনা Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into Bangladesh.

What is the total area of Brahmaputra Valley?

71,516 km²
The Teesta River in North Bengal also drains into Brahmaputra River. The Brahmaputra valley have an total area of 71,516 km² with containing 30 districts….

How many km is Brahmaputra River?

The Brahmaputra River originates in the north from Kailash ranges of Himalayas at an elevation of 5,150 m just south of the lake called Konggyu Tsho and flows for about a total length of 2,900 km. In India, it flows for 916 km.

Is Jamuna and Yamuna same?

The Yamuna is a sacred river of India according, to Hindu mythology. Yamuna River also known as Jamuna originates from Yamunotri Glacier, perched at an elevation of 6,387 metres on the southwestern slopes of Bunderpooch Mountain, in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand.

Which river is known as Padma in Bangladesh?

greater Ganges
Padma River, main channel of the greater Ganges (Ganga) River in Bangladesh. For some 90 miles (145 km) the Ganges River forms the western boundary between India and Bangladesh before it enters Bangladesh at the northern edge of the Kushtia district as the upper segment of the Padma River.

Where does Brahmaputra drain?

The river drains the Himalayan east of the Indo-Nepal border, south-central portion of the Tibetan plateau above the Ganga basin, south-eastern portion of Tibet, the Patkai-Bum hills, the northern slopes of the Meghalaya hills, the Assam plains, and the northern portion of Bangladesh.

Is Yamuna and Jamuna same?

How much deep is Padma river?

The recorded highest flow of the Ganges was 76,000 cumec in 1981, and the maximum velocity ranging from 4-5 m/sec, with depth varying from 20m to 21m. The average discharge of the river is about 11,500 cumec, with an annual silt load of 492 ton/sq km.

What is the average flow of the Brahmaputra River?

The recorded highest peak flow of Brahmaputra-Jamuna is 98,000 cusec in 1988; the maximum velocity ranges from 3-4 m/sec with a depth of 21-22m. The average discharge of the river is about 20,000 cusec with average annual silt load of 1,370-tons/sq km.

Where does the Brahmaputra enter the plains of Bangladesh?

The Brahmaputra enters the plains of Bangladesh after turning south around the Garo Hills below Dhuburi, India. After flowing past Chilmari, Bangladesh, it is joined on its right bank by the Tista River and then follows a 240 km (150-mi) course due south as the Jamuna River.

How many tributaries does the Jamuna River have?

The Jamuna has one principal tributary input, and the Dhaleswari (Figure 19.1). The Jamuna River con- (Sarker, 1996). The Jamuna can have a braidplain width been recorded (Klaassen and Vermeer, 1988). Thus, by any and political stability. knowledge of the behaviour of the Jamuna River. This 2007).

How many rivers are there in Bangla?

Bangladesh is dominated by three great rivers – the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Ganga and Meghna – that combine to feed sediment into one of the World’s largest deltas in the Bay of Bengal (Figure 19.1).

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