Padma River

major river in Bangladesh

Key facts

Native name: পদ্মা ( Bengali )
Countries: Bangladesh , India
Districts: India: Murshidabad Bangladesh: Munshiganj Pabna Manikganj Rajshahi Kushtia Nawabganj Faridpur Madaripur Rajbari Shariatpur Chandpur
Location: Bifurcation of the Ganges at Giria, India , and The Gangotri Glacier in the middle of Himalayans
Length: 356 km (221 mi)
Basin size: 1,487,657.3 km (574,387.7 mi )
Average: (Period: 1971–2000)34,938.1 m /s (1,233,830 cu ft/s)
Minimum: During dry season 15,000 m /s (530,000 cu ft/s)
Maximum: During monsoon season 750,000 m /s (26,000,000 cu ft/s)
River system: Ganges River
Bridges: Padma Bridge , Lalon Shah Bridge , Hardinge Bridge

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Image: Sunset of Padma river.jpg
Length: 120

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watershed area: 1640000
discharge: 32000.0
Commons category: Padma River

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A map showing the major rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal, including Padma.

The Padma (Bengali: পদ্মা, romanized: Pôdmā) is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River, near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is located on the banks of the river. Since 1966, over 66,000 hectares of land have been lost to erosion of the Padma. The Padma River is also an important source of fisheries and supports livelihoods for communities living along its banks.