Jamuna River

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distributary river

The Jamuna River is the main distributary channel of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh, forming one of the country’s largest and most dynamic river systems.

Aliases (1)

যমুনা নদী ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	distributary → river →
bridgeCountMajor	1 →
confluenceWith	Ganges River → Padma River →
continent	Asia →
country	Bangladesh →
countryRankBySize	one of the largest rivers of Bangladesh →
crossedBy	Bangabandhu Bridge → Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge →
distributaryOf	Brahmaputra River →
drainageBasinCountry	Bangladesh →
economicImportance	agricultural support via floodplain fertility → fisheries resource → transport corridor →
floodplainType	active floodplain →
flowsDirectionGeneral	north–south →
flowsThrough	Bangladesh →
formsBoundaryBetween	Rajshahi Division and Dhaka Division (in parts) → Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division (in parts) →
formsConfluenceAt	Goalundo Ghat →
hydrologicalType	braided river →
joins	Meghna River → Padma River →
knownFor	braided channel pattern → frequent channel shifting → large sediment load → seasonal flooding → severe bank erosion →
languageNameInBangla	যমুনা নদী →
locatedIn	Bangladesh → South Asia →
majorNearbyCity	Bogura region vicinity → Jamalpur → Sirajganj → Tangail →
mouth	Meghna River →
partOf	Brahmaputra River system → Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system →
risk	monsoon flooding → riverbank erosion →
seasonalVariation	high discharge during monsoon → low discharge during dry season →
sourceRegion	Assam Himalayas vicinity (via Brahmaputra) →
tributaryTo	Meghna River →
usedFor	fishing → inland navigation → irrigation → sand mining →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brahmaputra →	alsoKnownAs
Jamuna River ("যমুনা নদী") →	languageNameInBangla