Gumti River (Tripura)
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2006) |
Gomoti River | |
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Location in Bangladesh | |
Native name | গোমতী নদী (Bengali) |
Location | |
India | Tripura |
Bangladesh | Comilla |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Dumur, Tripura |
Mouth | Meghna River |
• coordinates | 23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E / 23.52944°N 90.70222°ECoordinates: 23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E / 23.52944°N 90.70222°E |
Length | 95 km (59 mi) |
Gumti, Gomti, Gumati or Gomati (Bengali: গোমতী, gomtī/gomôtī) is a river flowing through the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura and the district of Comilla in Bangladesh. A dam has been constructed near Dumbur on the river that has formed a lake covering 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi).[1]
Gallery[]
Gumti River flowing through Udaipur, Tripura
Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Comilla, Bangladesh.
References[]
- ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2009). Gumti –Tripura’s remote IBA. Mistnet 10 (3): 7-8.
External links[]
- Media related to Gumti River (Tripura) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Rivers of Tripura
- Rivers of Bangladesh
- Rivers of India
- Rivers of Chittagong Division
- International rivers of Asia
- India river stubs
- Bangladesh river stubs