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The Surma River (Bengali: Surma Nadi , Shurma Nodi ) is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma- Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. It ends in Kishoreganj District, above Bhairab Bz r [1]), where the two rivers rejoin to form the Meghna River. The waters from the river ultimately flow into the Bay of Bengal. The average depth of river is 282 feet (86 m) and maximum depth is 550 feet (170 m).
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A map showing major rivers in Bangladesh including the Surma.

From its source in the Manipur Hills near Mao Songsang, the river is known as the Barak River. At the border with Bangladesh, the river divides with the northern branch being called the Surma River and the southern the Kushiyara River. This is where the river enters the Sylhet Depression (or trough) which forms the Surma Basin.[2]

The Surma is fed by tributaries from the Meghalaya Hills to the north, and is also known as the Baulai River after it is joined by the southflowing Someswari River. The Kushiyara receives tributaries from the Sylhet Hills and Tripura Hills to the south, the principal one from the Tripura Hills being the Manu. The Kushiyara is also known as the Kalni River after it is joined by a major offshoot (distributary) from the Surma. When the Surma and the Kushiyara finally rejoin in Kishoreganj District above Bhairab Baz ar, the river is known as the Meghna River. The Surma passes through many haors.[3]

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1. ^ Bhairab Bzr (Appro ved)

2. ^ Mannan, Abdul (20 0 2) "Stratigraphic evo lutio n and geo chemistry o f the Neo gene Surma Gro up, Surma Basin, Sylhet, Bangladesh" University o f Oulu, Oulu, Bangladesh , ISBN 9 51-42-6 710 -9 3. ^ Niyo gi, PK. "Water, Water everywhere" . Travel 8th Day . The Statesman, 17 No vember 20 0 8 . Retrieved 20 0 9 -0 1-0 8 .[ dead link ]

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[edit source ] . In Sirajul Islam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Asiatic Society

Masud Hasan Chowdhury (2006). "Surma River" of Bangladesh.

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