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RjimSaneliiGhat 639 266

Haldargarh Fatehpur

372 690 392

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Rivers The Gogra.—lihe principal river in the district is the Gogra, at a short distance from Bahramghat; in the Fatehpur tahsil the rivers Chauka and Sarda meet, and their united stream is called the Gogra. Both those component rivers take their rise in the Himalaya and at their confluence form a stream, which at Bahramghat is in the rainy season from one and a half to two miles, and in the dry season half mile in breadth. The Gogra divides the Bara Banki district from the districts of Bahraich and Gonda. It flows in a south-easterly direction past Fyzabad, and finThis river ally empties itself into the Ganges at Arrah, above Dinapore. is navigable for flat-bottomed steamers as far as Bahramghat, a few such vessels having got up so far during the year of mutiny, 1857; but the traffic is at present confined to country boats which ply in considerable numbers between Bahramghat and Sarun district, carrying grain, rape seed and linseed. It has been stated that the ancient course of the river is indicated at a distance of from one to two miles from the existing right bank by a ridge about 20 feet high. The low lands between the ancient and present channels generally have fine crops of rice, but the water sometimes lies too long after the rains and rots them, and the spring crops cannot be sown. The river is not utilized for purposes of irrigation.

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The Qumti. Next in importance is the Gumti, which runs through the tahsil of Haidargarh and separates the Bara Banki district from the It runs like the Gogra in districts of Lucknow, Sultanpur and Fyzabad. a south-easterly direction, has a well-defined bank and a stream which is There is confordable in the dry weather, and is about 40 yards broad. siderable traffic on the Gumti by country boats, and large quantities of grain have been exported from Oudh to the Lower Provinces by this route in times of scarcity. This river has hitherto been but little used for irrigation, its only affluents in the district are as follows

Kaly&ni. —The Kalyani

the Fatehpur tahsil, and after wandering through the district in a most tortuous course, empties itself into the Gumti near the village of Dw^rk^ur. In the dry season it is a mere thread of water confined between steep banks, but in the rains it is subject to heavy floods. The water of this stream is not extensively used for irrigation.

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