Kiul River

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The Kiul River (

state of Jharkhand and flows through Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura and Jamui districts of the state of Bihar and joins the Harohar river in the Diara
region.

Course

The Kiul originates from the Tisri Hill Range in the

Kiul junction and Lakhisari station, and is joined a few miles north of that place, near Rahuaghat, by the Harohar (Halahar or Harhobar), a continuation of the Sakri River. After this it turns due east and falls into the Ganges near Surajgarha. Until it meets the Harohar the Kiul has broad sandy beds and in some places is as much as half a mile wide, though it contains very little water in summer.[1][2][3]

In the course of its run the river traverses a total length of 111 kilometres (69 mi) and drains an area of 16,580 square kilometres (6,400 sq mi).[3]

Tal

The Mokamah group of tals lies in the Kiul-Harohar river basin and extends over an area of 1,062 square kilometres (410 sq mi). It is a saucer shaped depression extending from Fatuha in the west to Lakhisarai in the east. Its width varies from 6 to 17 kilometres (4 to 11 mi). It runs close to and almost parallel to the right bank of the Ganges. The Harohar River which is the main outlet channel for the tal area flows eastward and drains into the Kiul River.[4] The entire Tal area undergoes submergence every year during the monsoon period from June through September. At the end of the monsoon, the agricultural activities in the upper catchment of Kiul-Harohar suffer due to scarcity of irrigation water.[5]

References

  1. ISBN 9788172681357. Retrieved 5 May 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  2. ^ "Giridih Forest Division" (PDF). Name and Situation. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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    ISBN 9781402051807. Retrieved 5 May 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  4. ISBN 9781402051807. Retrieved 5 May 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  5. ^ "Management Model for Waterlogging and Drainage Congestion Problem of Mokama Tal Area" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2010.[permanent dead link]


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