Purbasthali - Hydrology

Hydrology

This wetland is still connected with the river Ganga(Bhagirathi) and its hydrology is mainly controlled by the river Ganga. During rainy season, when the river gets flooded, the water level within the wetland gets higher and some times the island within the wetland also gets flooded. Although, it has a huge open catchment area all around the wetland, that contributes the surface run-off into this wetland, yet it has little effect on the hydrology.

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