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Muri Ganga River (also called Baratala River or Channel Creek) is a distributary of the Hooghly in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Muri Ganga River Baratala River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bay of Bengal |
Before joining the Bay of Bengal, the Hooghly bifurcates with one channel passing east of Sagar Island. This channel is called the Baratala River or Channel Creek. It is locally known as Muri Ganga.[1]
References
edit- ^ Banerjee, Anuradha (1998). Environment, population, and human settlements of Sundarban Delta By Anuradha Banerjee. ISBN 9788170227397. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
21°39′43″N 88°08′33″E / 21.6618800°N 88.1426000°E
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