B.S.T Flashcards
What is a river system
A network of intertwining (connected) rivers that include one main river and its tributaries and distributaries
what are tributaries
rivers or streams flowing into a larger river lake
distributaries
branches of a river that do not return to their main stream after leaving it, thus making their own way to the sea.
surma - kushiyara - meghna river system
- longest inside bangladesh
- the meghna originates in the hills of shillong, in India as the river Barak
- the Barak splits into two streams right before entering bangladesh through sylhet
- the northern stream being the surma and the southern kushiyara.
-these two streams meet again later and take the name Meghna - the Meghna then flows south to meet the padma at chandpur before flowing towards the Bay of Bengal, splitting into many streams of various sizes.
Describe the Matamuhuri
It originates in the hills of the bangladesh - myanmar border region. it falls into the bay of bengal and the delta also has mangrove features just like the sundarbans, but much smaller
Describe the Karnaphuli, Kaptai Dam and Chittagong port
- The main river in the south eastern region is the karnaphuli. it originates in the lushai hills in india and enters bangladesh to flow through rangamati, going rapidly downhill to reach the bay of bengal.
- The kaptai dam, built on this river at Kaptai is the only hydroelectric power plant in bangladesh
- the country’s largest and main sea port, the Chittagong port is on the bank of the Karnaphuli
Describe the Sangu
The Sangu originates in the hills of arakan in myanmar and enters bangladesh through bandarban and flows west to fall into the bay of bengal
describe naaf
it is one of the border rivers of bangladesh, marking the boundary between bangladesh and myanmar in the very south. This river has very good navigability and it falls into the bay of bengal.
