Hooghly River facts for kids
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The Hooghly River Ganga is an 260 km long river. It is a distributary river of Ganges River. Farakka Barrage a dam diverts water from Ganges into a canal near the town of Tildanga of Murshidabad district. This canal supplies Hooghly river with adequate water. The river has two tributaries: the Rupnarayan River and Damodar River. Hooghly also reaches Bay of Bengal at Nurpur and then empties into the sea.
Images for kids
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Hooghly River, Serampore
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Sunset at River Hooghly, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Panoramic view of Kolkata from Howrah with Second Hooghly Bridge
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Ganga Arati on the banks of the Hooghly river, Howrah
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The Hooghly River from the Harvest Fields of Bengal, c. 1905
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Hooghly River near Diamond Harbour
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Boats on Hooghly River
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Hooghly River in Kolkata
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Boats and men on the banks of the Hooghly river, 1915
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The Floatel in Kolkata located on the river
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The Prinsep Ghat which is located on the bank of the Hooghly River
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Char on the river at Bansberia, Hooghly district
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Boats on the river at Shimurali, Nadia district
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The river behind Hazarduari Palace in Murshidabad district
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The city of Kolkata lies along the banks of the Hooghly
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Boat seen from the bank of the Hoogly River at Kolkata
See also
In Spanish: Río Hugli para niños
