Jamuna River (Bangladesh)
The Jamuna River (
The Brahmaputra-Jamuna is a classic example of a braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion.[1] It is characterised by a network of interlacing channels with numerous
Course
In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra is joined by the Teesta River (or Tista), one of its largest tributaries.
Below the Teesta, the Brahmaputra splits into two
In the past the course of the lower Brahmaputra was different and passed through the Jamalpur and Mymensingh districts. In a major[5] magnitude earthquake on April 2, 1762, the main channel of the Brahmaputra at Bhahadurabad point was switched southwards and opened as Jamuna due to the result of tectonic uplift of the Madhupur tract.[6]
The Jamuna is a very wide river. During the rains it stretches about 8–13 km (5–8 mi) from bank to bank. Even during the dry season when the waters subside, the breadth is seldom less than 3–5 km (2–3 mi).
The Jamuna was a barrier in establishing a direct road link between the capital Dhaka and northern part of Bangladesh, better known as Rajshahi Division, until 1996. This was mitigated by the completion of the
See also
- List of rivers in Bangladesh
References
- ISBN 978-971-22-0005-2. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.07.017. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- hdl:10871/30566.
- ^ Majumdar, S.C., Chief Engineer, Bengal, Rivers of the Bengal Delta, Government of Bengal, 1941, reproduced in Rivers of Bengal, Vol I, 2001, p. 45, published by Education department, Government of West Bengal.
- ^ Chowdhury, Sifatul Quader (2012). "Fault". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Suess, E.; Sollas, W.J.; Sollas, H.B.C. (1904). The face of the earth: (Das antlitz der erde). Clarendon press.
- ^ Akhter, Farida (2005). Japan ODA: Cause of river erosion, displacement and environmental destruction in Bangladesh? (PDF). The Reality of Aid: Asia-Pacific. pp. 63–75. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
External links
- Masud Hasan Chowdhury (2012), "Jamuna River", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh