Adi Ganga

Adi Ganga
Gobindapur Creek, Tolly's Canal
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
Physical characteristics
SourceSundarbans
 • coordinates21°43′59″N 88°52′08″E / 21.73318765°N 88.86896612°E / 21.73318765; 88.86896612
MouthBay of Bengal
 • coordinates
15°N 88°E / 15°N 88°E / 15; 88
Basin features
River systemHooghly River
CitiesKolkata

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 between the 15th and 17th centuries, but it eventually dried up due to natural causes.

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