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Gumti River (transboundary river)

Coordinates: 23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E / 23.52944°N 90.70222°E / 23.52944; 90.70222
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Gomoti River
Gomoti river in Kaptan Bazar, Cumilla
Gumti River (transboundary river) is located in Bangladesh
Gumti River (transboundary river)
Location in Bangladesh
Native nameগোমতী নদী (Bengali)
Location
IndiaTripura
BangladeshCumilla
Physical characteristics
SourceDumur, Tripura
MouthMeghna River
 • coordinates
23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E / 23.52944°N 90.70222°E / 23.52944; 90.70222
Length95 km (59 mi)

The Gomoti or Gumti (Bengali: গোমতী, gomtī/gomôtī) is a river flowing through the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura and the district of Cumilla in Bangladesh. A dam has been constructed near Dumbur on the river that has formed a 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) lake.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2009). Gumti –Tripura’s remote IBA. Mistnet 10 (3): 7-8.
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