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{{about|the river|the video game company|Atari|other topics with similar names|Atreyee (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Atrai River
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| name_other = Atreyee River
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| subdivision_name2 = [[West Bengal]]
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| source1 = Jorapani river{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
| source1_location = near Baikanthapur forest, Ward No 40, [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.infodata.in.net/2020/01/ward-no-40-siliguri.html|title=Siliguri ward No 40 History|publisher=[[Info Data India]]}}</ref>
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'''Atrai River''' (also spelt as '''Atreyee''') ({{lang-bn|আত্রাই/আত্রেয়ী নদী}}) flows in [[West Bengal]] and northern parts of [[Bangladesh]].

In ancient times the river was called Atreyee and finds a mention in the [[Mahabharata]], one of the two Sanskrit epics of ancient India.. It is linked with [[Jorapani river]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/flooded-10-siliguri-wards/cid/1525163|title=Flooded: 10 Siliguri wards|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]}}</ref> [[Fuleswari river]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/asok-taps-centre-on-river-revival/cid/1457387|title=Asok taps Centre on river revival|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]}}</ref> and [[Karatoya River]]. It originates in Siliguri ward no 40, near baikanthapur forest West Bengal and then after flowing through [[Dinajpur District (Bangladesh)|Dinajpur District]] of Bangladesh, it enters India again.<ref name = Banglapedia>{{cite book |author=Mesbah-us-Saleheen |chapter=Atrai River |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Atrai_River |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> It passes through [[Kumarganj (Community development block)|Kumarganj]] and [[Balurghat (Community development block)|Balurghat]] community development blocks in [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://ddinajpur.nic.in/River/river.html
| title = Dakshin Dinajpur| access-date = 2009-08-22 | work = River | publisher = District administration}}</ref> The river then renters Bangladesh. It splits into two rivers—the Gabura and the Kankra in Dinajpur district. It crosses the [[Barind Tract]] and flows into [[Chalan Beel]].<ref name = Banglapedia/> The river serves as a perennial source of [[fishing industry|fishing]], even though it is often the cause of flooding in many areas during [[monsoon]]s.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://ddinajpur.nic.in/Flood_Management/Balurghat/balurghat.html
| title = Flood Prevention plan for river Atreyee | access-date = 2009-08-19 | publisher = District administration}}</ref>

Total length of this river is approximately {{convert|240|mi|km}}. The maximum depth of the river is {{convert|99|ft|m}}.

==Early history==

[[File:Atrai River during monsoon.png|thumb|left|Atrai river during monsoon, a view from [[Atrai Upazila]], Naogaon District, Bangladesh]]
The Atrai was formerly one of the greatest rivers of north [[Bengal]] for it was the main channel by which the waters of the [[Teesta River|Teesta]] discharged into the [[Ganges]]. In 1787, however, the Teesta broke away from its ancient bed and cut for itself a new and capacious channel by which it found its way into the [[Brahmaputra]]. Since then the Atrai has lost its importance and has now few traces of its former greatness.

It enters the district{{clarify|which district?|date=October 2014}} from [[Rajshahi]] flowing through the Chalan Beel and falls into the [[Baral River|Baral]] near the village of Nurnagar. Formerly, it used to pursue a course to the south and east after leaving the Chalan Beel till it fell into the Jamuna; but the middle portion of this old channel has been obliterated by the Baral and the [[Ichamati River|Ichhamati]], which, taking off from the [[Padma]] cut across the Atrai and overwhelmed it by copious deposit of silt.

The southern portion of the river in this district can still be traced from its junction with the Ichhamati at [[Boalmari Upazila|Boalmari]]; it then flows through Dulai and Bera thana and falls into the Padma near Ratanganj. This river presents one of the most striking instances of riverine changes in the district of [[Pabna]].

==References==
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{{Rivers in and around Bengal}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Ganges]]
[[Category:International rivers of Asia]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of Rangpur Division]]

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