Punarbhaba River

{{short description|River in West Bengal and Bangladesh}}

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| name = Punarbhaba River

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| image = Gangarampur Railway Bridge.jpeg

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| image_caption = The Punarbhaba River near Gangarampur Railway Station

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| subdivision_type1 = Countries

| subdivision_name1 = India and Bangladesh

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = West Bengal

| subdivision_type3 = Divisions

| subdivision_name3 = Rajshahi and Rangpur

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| length_km = 160

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| discharge1_location = Padma River

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| source1 = Dhepa River

| source1_location = Dinajpur, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh

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| mouth = Mahananda River

| mouth_location = Gomostapur Upazila, Nawabganj District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

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The Punarbhaba (also Poonorvoba; {{langx|bn|পুনর্ভবা নদী|Punarabhabā Nadī}}) is a river of Bangladesh and India's West Bengal, with a total length of {{convert|160|km|mi}}, a width of {{convert|3|to|8|km|mi}} and a mean depth of {{convert|1.96|m|ft}}. It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh. The river's upper part is a few kilometres west of the Atrai. Dinajpur town of Bangladesh is situated on the east bank of the river. It flows through Gangarampur and Tapan community development blocks of Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal.{{cite web | url = http://ddinajpur.nic.in/River/river.html | title =Dakshin Dinajpur| publisher = District administration| work = Rivers | access-date = 2009-05-30}} After flowing to the south, this river meets with the Dhepa River. Ultimately it flows into the Ganges.{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Masud Hasan |year=2012 |chapter=Punarbhaba River |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Punarbhaba_River |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}