Sonar River
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Sonar River
River in the Central Provinces, the centre of the drainage system of the Vindhyan plateau comprising the Districts of Saugor and Damoh, with a northward course to the Jumna. It rises in the low hills in the south-west of Saugor (23° 22' N. and 78° 37' E.), and flowing in a north-easterly direction through that District and Damoh, joins the Ken in Bundelkhand, a short distance beyond the boundary of Damoh. Of its total course of 116 miles, all but the last 4 miles are within the Central Provinces. The river does not attain to any great breadth and flows in a deep channel, its bed being usually stony. It is not navigable and no use is made of its waters for irrigation. The valley of the Sonar, lying in the south of Saugor and the centre of Damoh, is composed of fertile black soil formed from the detritus of volcanic rock. The principal tributaries of the Sonar are the Debar joining it at Rehli, the Gadheri at Garhakota, the Bewas near Narsingh- garh, the Kopra near Sitanagar, and the Bearma just beyond the Damoh border. Rehli, Garhakota, Hatta, and Narsinghgarh are the most important places situated on its banks. The Indian Midland Railway (Bina-Katni branch) crosses the river between the stations of Patharia and Aslana.
