Mahananda
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Mahananda Fulahar |
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| location | Bihar , West Bengal ( India ), Bangladesh | |
| River system | Ganges | |
| Drain over | Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
| Headwaters | in the Siwaliks east of Kursong 26 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ N , 88 ° 21 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | 2100 m | |
| Estuary as a Fulahar | in the Ganges coordinates: 25 ° 5 ′ 22 " N , 87 ° 50 ′ 32" E 25 ° 5 ′ 22 " N , 87 ° 50 ′ 32" E |
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| Mouth height | 15 m | |
| Height difference | 2085 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.8 ‰ | |
| length | 360 km (including 36 km in Bangladesh) | |
| Catchment area | 20,600 km² (of which 11,530 km² in India) | |
| Right tributaries | Balason , Jhora , Chenga , Mechi , Kankai | |
| Big cities | Siliguri | |
 Location of the Mahananda |
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The Mahananda is a 360 km long left tributary of the Ganges in India and Bangladesh . Its catchment area covers a total of around 20,600 km², of which around 11,530 km² are in India.
course
The Mahananda rises in the Siwaliks , the lower foothills of the Himalayas in the Darjeeling area east of the city of Klassenong in the Indian state of West Bengal . The river leaves the mountains in a southerly direction and reaches the Ganges plain . There it turns to the southwest and flows through the city of Siliguri . Then the Balason flows into the river on the right; later the Jhora and the Chenga flow towards it from the west. The Mahananda is gradually turning south. The Mechi and the Kankai , both coming from Nepal , flow to the right side of the river.
The Mahananda flows in the lower reaches as the Fulahar along the western border of the Malda district and flows into the Ganges at Manikchak . The historical course of the Mahananda river, over which only a small part of the river water flows today, leads through the city of Malda (today: English Bazar ) and crosses the border to Bangladesh. The confluence with the Ganges (also called Padma here ) is in the Nawabganj district above Godagari .
