Barak River

About Barak River

• The Barak River is a major trans-boundary river in Northeast India and Bangladesh. 
  • It is the second largest river system in the North-Eastern region of India.
• Origin: It rises in the Manipur Hills, south of Mao in Senapati district, Manipur.
• Course of the river: It flows through the hills of Manipur, along parts of the Manipur–Nagaland and Manipur–Mizoram boundaries, and across Assam before entering Bangladesh.
  • There, it splits into the Surma and Kushiyara rivers, which merge into the Meghna River system and eventually drain into the Bay of Bengal.
• States covered: In India, its basin is spreads over states of Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland.
  • It is bounded by the Barail range separating it from the Brahmaputra basin on the north, by the Naga and Lushai hills on the east and by Mizo Hills and territory of Bangladesh on the south and west.
  • In Assam, the Barak Valley is named after the Barak River.
• Tributaries: The key tributaries of the Barak River are Jiri, Chiri, Modhura, Jatinga, Harang, Kalain, Gumra, Dhaleswari, Singla, Longai, Sonai, and Katakhal. 
• Length:  The total length of the Barak River in India is 564 km and 121-km stretch of the river between Lakhipur and Bhanga in Assam was declared as National Waterway 16 by the Government of India.
• Dams situated on river: There are four major dams situated on river and its basin namely Khoupum Dam, Mawphlang Dam, Gumti Hydro Dam and Myntdu-Leshka Dam.