Surma River

Surma River
Śoraboti
Location in Bangladesh
Location
CountryBangladesh and India
DivisionSylhet Division and Barak Valley
DistrictSylhet, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Cachar
Physical characteristics
SourceBarak River
MouthMeghna River
 • coordinates
25°01′N 91°21′E / 25.017°N 91.350°E / 25.017; 91.350
Length249 km (155 mi)
Depth 
 • average282 feet (86 m)
 • maximum550 feet (170 m)

The Surma (Bengali: সুরমা নদী, romanizedŚurmā nôdī) is a major transboundary river in Bangladesh and Assam, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers at the junction of Cachar and Karimganj districts. It ends in Kishoreganj District, above Bhairab Bāzār, where the two rivers rejoin to form the Meghna River, which ultimately flows into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District.