Padma River

The Padma (Bengali: পদ্মা, romanized: Padmā Pôdma) is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the banks of the river. Since 1966, over 66,000 hectares of land has been lost due to erosion of the Padma.

This article is about the river. For other uses, see Padma (disambiguation).

The Padma River
পদ্মা নদী

(পূর্ব নাম: কীর্তিনাশা)

Padma River in Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Location
CountriesBangladesh
Districts
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBifurcation of the Ganges at Giria, India, and The Gangotri Glacier in the middle of Himalayans
Mouth 
 • location
Bay of Bengal
Length356 kilometres (221 mi)
Discharge 
 • averageAnnual average:
35,000 m3/s (1,200,000 cu ft/s)

During monsoon season:

750,000 m3/s (26,000,000 cu ft/s)

During dry season:

15,000 m3/s (530,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGanges River System
BridgesPadma Bridge
Lalon Shah Bridge
Hardinge Bridge
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