What is Hooghly River?
{{merge|Bhagirathi-Hooghly River}} [[File:Jubilee_Bridge_(Naihati-Bandel)_by_Piyal_Kundu.jpg|thumb]] The '''Hooghly River''' '''Ganga''' is an 260 km long river. It is a dis[[tributary]] river of [[Ganges|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. {{commonscat}} [[Category:Rivers of India]] [[Category:Rivers of West Bengal]]