Jamuna River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | India |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | North 24 Parganas, Nadia |
Source1: | Char Jadubati, Hooghly River |
Source1 Location: | West Bengal, India |
Source1 Coordinates: | 22.990568,88.409563 |
Mouth: | Ichamati River |
Mouth Location: | West Bengal, India |
Originally the Jamuna River was a tributary of the Hooghly river. At Tribeni in Hooghly district, the Hooghly used to divide into two further rivers: the Saraswati River and the Jamuna River. However, over time, the north of the Jamuna river silted up which caused the Jamuna to emerge out as a separate river.[3] [4]
Now, it originates near the Haringhata Farm in southern Nadia district. As a whole, the river is characterized by sharp bends and meandering courses. It flows through many towns such as Haringhata, Nagarukhra, Gaighata, Gobardanga, Machlandapur and Charghat. Finally, it merges with the Ichamati River.
In the middle ages, the Jamuna river was one of the largest rivers in the region being described by local poets as "large".[5]