Punarbhaba River

The Punarbhaba (also Poonorvoba; Bengali: পুনর্ভবা নদী, romanized: Punarabhabā Nadī) is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal, with a total length of 160 kilometres (99 mi), a width of 3 to 8 kilometres (1.9 to 5.0 mi) and a mean depth of 1.96 metres (6.4 ft). It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh. The river's upper part is a few kilometres west of the Atrai. Dinajpur town of Bangladesh is situated on the east bank of the river. It flows through Gangarampur and Tapan community development blocks of Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal.^[1] After flowing to the south, this river meets with the Dhepa River. Ultimately it flows into the Ganges.^[2]

Punarbhaba River
The Punarbhaba River view from near Gangarampur Railway Station
Location
Countries	India and Bangladesh
State	West Bengal
Divisions	Rajshahi and Rangpur
Physical characteristics
Source	Dhepa River
• location	Dinajpur, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh
Mouth	Mahananda River
• location	Gomostapur Upazila, Nawabganj District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
• coordinates	24°49′42″N 88°18′18″E
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Discharge
• location	Padma River

References

1. "Dakshin Dinajpur". Rivers. District administration. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
2. Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Punarbhaba River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.