Padma River

The Padma River পদ্মা নদী
Padma River in Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Location
Countries	Bangladesh
Districts	Munshiganj Pabna Manikganj Rajshahi Kushtia Nawabganj Faridpur Madaripur Rajbari Shariatpur Chandpur
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bifurcation of the Ganges at Giria, India, and The Gangotri Glacier in the middle of Himalayans
Mouth
• location	Bay of Bengal
Length	356 kilometres (221 mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	Annual average: 35,000 m3/s (1,200,000 cu ft/s) During monsoon season: 750,000 m3/s (26,000,000 cu ft/s) During dry season: 15,000 m3/s (530,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Ganges River System
Bridges	Padma Bridge Lalon Shah Bridge Hardinge Bridge

The Padma (Bengali: পদ্মা, romanized: Padmā Pôdma) is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal.^[1] The city of Rajshahi is situated on the banks of the river.^[2] Since 1966, over 66,000 hectares of land has been lost to erosion of the Padma.^[3]