Chalan Beel

Chalan Beel
Chalan Beel
	Chalan Beel
	Chalan Beel
Location	Natore (40%) Sirajganj (35%) Pabna (25%) (Rajshahi Division)
Coordinates	24°31′N 89°01′E / 24.52°N 89.01°E
Primary inflows	Atrai River and 46 others
Basin countries	Bangladesh
Surface area	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Average depth	2 m (6.6 ft)
Max. depth	4 m (13 ft)

Chalan Beel (Bengali: চলনবিল) is a wetland in the Sirajganj, Natore and Pabna districts of Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna.^[1] Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the Chalan Beel.^[2] As silt builds up in the beel, its size is being reduced.^[3]

^ Nishat, Ainun; Huq, S. M. Inamul; Barua, Shuvasish P.; Reza, Ali A. H. M.; Khan, A. S. Monirazzaman, eds. (2002). Bio-ecological zones of Bangladesh. International Union for Conservation of Nature Bangladesh Country Office. ISBN 978-984-31-1090-9. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
^ Srinivasan, Roopa; Tiwari, Manish; Silas, Sandeep (2006). Our Indian Railway: Themes in India's Railway History. New Delhi: Foundation Books. ISBN 81-7596-330-1. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
^ Alam, Mohd Shamsul; Hossain, Md Sazzad (2012). "Chalan Beel". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.