GOGRA

gogra, or ghagra, a river of northern india. it is an important tributary of the ganges, bringing down to the plains more water than the ganges itself. it rises in tibet near lake manasarowar, not far from the sources of the brahmaputra and the sutlej, passes through nepal where it is known as the kauriala, and after entering british territory becomes the most important waterway in the united provinces. it joins the ganges at chapra after a course of 600 m. its tributary, the rapti, also has considerable commercial importance. the gogra has the alternative name of sarju, and in its lower course is also known as the deoha.