Karnaphuli River

Karnaphuli River
Kaptai Lake on Karnaphuli River
The old Karnaphuli Bridge

Karnaphuli (Bangla: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli) (also spelt Karnafuli) is a 667 metres (2,188 ft) wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Lushai hills in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 km (170 mi) southwest through Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong into the Bay of Bengal. A large hydroelectric power plant using Karnaphuli river was built in the Kaptai region during the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts Chittagong sea port, the main port of Bangladesh.

Kaptai dam

The Kaptai Dam is the location of the Kaptai Hydro-power station, the only hydro-electric power plant in Bangladesh, was constructed in Kaptai in 1962. An earth-filled dam on the Karnaphuli River, the Kaptai Dam created the Kaptai Lake, which acts as the water reservoir for the hydropower station. The power plant produces a total of 230 megawatts of electricity.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dam - Kaptai Dam". http://www.boi-mela.com/Banglapedia/ViewArticle.asp?TopicRef=1465. Retrieved 2007-02-01. 

See also

  • List of rivers in Bangladesh
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Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°48′E / 22.217°N 91.8°E / 22.217; 91.8


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