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Barak River: source, course, dams and places

Barak is about 900 km long (total length (524 km in India)). It rises at Liyai Kullen, near Khongnem and ends in Splits into the Surma and Kushiyara. A map-first summary for exam revision.

By Pradyumna Gayake · Updated · From the same data as the app’s Barak study card

Map of the Barak river in India, from its source to Splits into the Surma and Kushiyara, with 1 dams and 1 places along its course. Source Tipaimukh Dam Silchar
The Barak drawn from AtlasMitra’s river data. Circle: source. Diamonds: dams and barrages. Dots: places on its course. India’s boundary as per the Survey of India.

Source

The Barak rises at Liyai Kullen, near Khongnem, Senapati district, Manipur. 24.77° N, 93.33° E

Course

Its main course runs Manipur → Mizoram → Assam → Bangladesh, and it ends in Splits into the Surma and Kushiyara: near Amalshid, Assam–Bangladesh border.

Key facts

  • Second-largest river system of the northeast
  • National Waterway 16 runs between Lakhipur and Bhanga.

Dams and barrages

DamWhere and what
Tipaimukh DamProposed, Manipur–Mizoram border.

Places along the Barak

PlaceNote
SilcharAssam · Barak valley's main city.

Quick questions

Where does the Barak originate?

At Liyai Kullen, near Khongnem (Senapati district, Manipur).

Where does the Barak end?

In Splits into the Surma and Kushiyara (Near Amalshid, Assam–Bangladesh border).

How long is the Barak?

About 900 km (total length (524 km in India)).

Which dams are on the Barak?

Tipaimukh Dam: Proposed, Manipur–Mizoram border.

Sources

  1. River course: Natural Earth Public domain and © OpenStreetMap contributors ODbL 1.0