Adi Ganga

Adi Ganga
Gobindapur Creek, Tolly's Canal
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
Physical characteristics
SourceSundarbans
 • coordinates22°33′02″N 88°19′29″E / 22.550571°N 88.324703°E / 22.550571; 88.324703
MouthBay of Bengal
 • coordinates
21°34′00″N 88°21′31″E / 21.56667°N 88.35861°E / 21.56667; 88.35861
Basin features
River systemHooghly River
CitiesKolkata
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Adi Ganga (also known as the Gobindapur Creek and Tolly's Canal) is a stream that was part of the Hooghly River in the Kolkata area of India. It was the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th centuries, but it eventually dried up due to natural causes.

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