Hariabhanga River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
Subdivision Name1: | India Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | West Bengal, India |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Satkhira, Bangladesh |
Discharge1 Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Hariabhanga River (Bengali: হরিয়াভাঙ্গা নদী)(also spelt Haribhanga) is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira District of Bangladesh.
The Ichamati breaks into several distributaries below Hingalganj the chief of which are the Raimangal, Bidya, Jhilla, Kalindi and Jamuna.[1] It follows the international boundary between India and Bangladesh. The New Moore Island is located at the mouth of the Hariabhanga River.[2] [3]