Suraha Tal

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Suraha Tal

Lake in Ballia District, United Provinces, 4 miles north of Ballia town, situated in 25° 51 N. and 84° 11" E. Its shape is that of a thick crescent lying north and south, and its area varies from 13 square miles in the rains to over 4 during the dry season. Boro or summer rice is largely sown round the edge in the spring, and in the deeper parts of the lake the weed siwar, which is used for refining sugar, grows abundantly. Fish are plentiful and are caught by sinking nets stretched on conical frameworks, the fish being speared as they try to escape. In the cold season teal and duck are common. The lake is drained by a channel called Katihar, which leads south to the Ganges ; but when the Ganges rises, its waters flow back into the lake. In the cold season the Katihar is temporarily dammed to hold up sufficient water for irrigating the crops on the banks of the lake.