This document discusses the major river systems of Bangladesh. It notes that Bangladesh has three main rivers - the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River system, the Ganges-Padma system, and the Meghna River system. It provides details on the length, tributaries, drainage areas, and other characteristics of each river. It also briefly discusses the Chittagong region river system and mentions some of the main causes of frequent flooding in Bangladesh, including heavy rainfall, river management issues, and ice melting from the Himalayas.
4. BANGLADESH
Bangladesh forms the larger and
eastern part of the Bengal region.
Bangladesh, is a country in South
Asia.
Bangladesh shares land borders
with India to the west, north, and
east, Myanmar to the southeast, and
the Bay of Bengal to the south.
Area-
Total-148,460 km2
(57,320 sq mi)
(92nd) and Water (%) -6.4.
5. Bangladesh rivers
Source the of all river of
Bangladesh is Himalayan.
700 rivers flow in
Bangladesh.
Total length around 24,140
kilometers (15,000 mi).
Bangladesh has three major
rivers.
9. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna river is about 280 km long
Extends from northern Bangladesh to its confluence with the ganges.
The brahmaputra has a length of 2,850 km
A catchment area of about 583,000 sq km
The river receives water from five major tributaries, of which Dihang and Luhit are
prominent.
At the point where Brahmaputra meets the tista in Bangladesh, it is
called the jamuna
The average slope of the Jamuna is about 1:11,400;
The Brahmaputra-Jamuna receives four major right-bank tributaries -
the dudhkumar, dharla, Tista and hurasaga
The old brahmaputra and the dhaleshwari are the important left bank
distributaries of the Jamuna
The maximum velocity ranges from 3-4 m/sec with a depth of 21-22m.
BRAMAPUTRA JAMUNA SYSTEM
10. THE GANGES -PADMA
The Ganges has a total length of about 2,600 km
a catchment area of approximately 907,000 sq km.
Ganges is divided into two sections - first, the Ganges, 258 km long,
starting from the western border with India to its confluence with
Jamuna at Goalandaghat, some 72 km west of Dhaka. The second is the
Padma, 126 km long, running from Goalandaghat confluence to
Chandpur where it joins the Meghna.
The total drainage area of Ganges is about 990,400 sq km of which
only 38,880 sq km lie in Bangladesh.
The recorded highest flow of Ganges was 76,000 cumec in 1981
the maximum velocity ranging from 4-5 m/sec with depth varying
from 20m to 21m.
The average discharge of the river is about 35,000 cumec with an
approximate annual silt load of 492 tons/sq km.
12. THE MAGHNA RIVER SYSTEM
The Meghna is the longest (669 km) river in Bangladesh.
It drains one of the heaviest rainfall areas (eg, about 1,000 cm at
Cherapunji in Meghalaya) of the world.
The river originates in the hills of Shillong and Meghalaya of India
The Barak-Meghna has a length of 950 km of which 340 km lie within
Bangladesh.
Some of the important tributaries of these two rivers are Luba,
Kulia, shari-goyain, Chalti-nadi, Chengar-khal, piyain, Bogapani,
Jadhukata, Someshwari and kangsa.
The total drainage area of the Meghna up to Bhairab Bazar is about
802,000 sq km, of which 36,200 sq km lie in Bangladesh.
14. BRAHAMAPUTRA AND MEGHNA RIVER SYSTEM
Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh in Kishoreganj District above the
town of Bhairab Bazar by the joining of the Surma and the Kushiyara,
both of which originate in the hilly regions of eastern India as the
Barak River.
major tributaries of the Meghna include the Dhaleshwari, the Gumti,
and the Feni.
The Meghna empties into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District via four
principal mouths, named Tetulia (Ilsha), Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni.
At a point near Bhola, Meghna is 13 km wide. In its lower reaches, this
river's path is almost perfectly straight.
21. Negligence of duty of River system
management.
Equator.
Drainage system .
Harvey rainfall.
Dam failure.
Saltation
Ice melting
The main cause of the
floods in Bangladesh