Gomti River - गोमती नदी

River Name Gomti River Length of River 900 km Course Uttar Pradesh Starting Point east of Pilibhit town Ending Point River Ganga.located the cities of Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur. Points of Interest Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur Starting Coordinates 25.769286, 82.663879 Major Tributaries Sarayan, Sai river Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomti_River

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The Gomti River, also known as the Gumti or Gomati, is a tributary of the Ganges River. The Gomti originates near Madho Tada town of Pilibhit, India, from a pond known as Gomath Tal. It extends 900 km (560 miles) through Uttar Pradesh, a state of India and meets the Ganga River near Saidpur city Gazipur district. The Indian cities of Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur are located on the banks of the Gomti.

The Gomti River originates from the east of Pilibhit town at a height of 200 meters. The river is also known by the names as Gumti or Gomati. The Gomti river is a a tributary of the Ganges River.

Gomti River is one of the most sacred rivers of north India. It originates from a reservoir called Gomat tal, which is about 3 km east of Pilibhit, and flows into the River Ganges. It passes through {Lucknow,} the capital of Uttar Pradesh and the latter part of its course through Barabanki, Sultanpur, Faizabad and Jaunpur districts. The length of the river is 800 km.

According to legends, the river is considered to be the daughter of Sage Vashistha. During solar eclipse, devotees believe that taking a bath in the Gomti is equivalent to the bath taken in the river in Kurukshetra.

The river drains the area between river Ramganga and Sharda. After flowing through the districts of Lucknow, Barabhanki, Sultanpur, Faizabad and Jaunpur, it joins with River Ganga. On the banks of the river are located the cities of Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur.

The river originates near the Maldo Tada town of Pilibhit. The river extends to about 900 km. The river appears to be a thin stream till it reaches Mohamadi. It is from here onwards it takes the shape of a river. From here it is joined by another prominent tributary called Sarayan.The other major tributary is the Sai river. Then it reaches the Lucknow city and meanders through the city.

According to the Hindu Mythology, the river is the daughter of Sage Vashistha and it is believed that bathing in the rivers would wash away ones sins.

The river Gomti originates from about 3 km east of Pilibhit town of the same district at an height of 200 meters. The river drains the area lying between river Ramganga and Sharda in the upper reaches and Ganga and Ghaghra at the lower reaches. After flowing southwards through the districts of Lucknow, Barabhanki, Sultanpur, Faizabad and Jaunpur, it confluences with River Ganga.

This river is the chief drainage line of the district and is in fact the only stream of any importance. In pargana Jagdishpur it winds along the whole of the northern boundary, separating this district from Barabanki and Faizabad, and receiving all the drainage of the northern portion of the pargana by various natural water resourses. Along the upper reaches down to Sathin the banks are high and sometimes precipitous, and the bed is well marked. South of Sathin the river opens out, the high banks recede, and from Mau Atwara onwards the low lands are subject to damage from flooding. South-eastwards from Jagdishpur the river separates the two parganas of Isauli on the north and and Musafirkhana on the south. Here, again, the there is fair extent of lowland, and the river seems to have altered its course in the past, and looks as if it once ran in a fairly direct line from Fatehpur. At present, however, it winds along in a fairly well defined bed between stretches of lowlying grounds on either side. On the north the high cliff are scored with deep ravines, and on either bank there is much irregular broken ground. Proceeding in the same direction, the Gomti separates pargana Miranpur on the south-west from Baraunsa on the north-east. Here, too, it ordinarily runs between well defined banks, although in the west of Baraunsa there are some lowlying riparian strips of cultivation. The banks on the south side in pargana Miranpur are generally of a similar nature, but in places they sink and the soil is crumbly, considerable damage being done in years of heavy rainfall. In the east of this pargana the scour from the uplands is considerable, and large ravines have formed, while here and there the constant erosion has caused much land to be thrown out of cultivation. The river in these two parganas passes by Chandaur and Sultanpur. Thence it passes on towards the south-east and separates Aldemau from Chanda, passing Paparghat, Dera, Dhopap, Aldemau, Kadipur and Dwarka. In this part of the district the course of the river is tortuous and irregular. In Aldemau the ground in the vicinity as far as the village of Katwari is much cut up by ravines, passing through a block of high light land, which easily lends itself to erosion. In Chanda the banks are similar, being high and in places precipitous. In the north of the pargana where the ground along the river is light and highlying , ravines have frequently been formed and some land has gone out of cultivation in consequence. The drainage of the land in its neighbourhood is carried down to the river by numerous natural channels.

Except in years of abnormal rainfall, the Gomti gives no trouble, yet damage is frequently caused by floods and their consequent effects.