Brahmani River (Birbhum)

For river of same name in Orissa, see Brahmani river.
Brahmani River
River
Country India
States Jharkhand, West Bengal

The Brahmani River (Hindi: ब्राह्मणि नदी)(Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণী নদী) is a tributary of the Dwarka River.

The Brahmani originates in the Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand and then flows through Birbhum district, bisecting Rampurhat subdivision. It finally flows through Murshidabad district, where it joins the Dwarka River.[1]

It is a hill stream with beds full of pebbles and yellow clay.[2]

Baidhara barrage

Baidhara barrage on the Brahmani has a capacity of 440 acre feet (540,000 m3),[3]

References

  1. ^ O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Birbhum, Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 5, 1995 reprint, Government of West Bengal
  2. ^ "Murshidabad". District administration. http://murshidabad.gov.in/people.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  3. ^ "Poverty and Vulnerability". Vulnerability due to flood. Human Development Report: Birbhum. http://wbplan.gov.in/htm/HumanDev/docs/DHDR_Birbhum/CHP-5.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-15.