River System , Lakes and Tanks of Bilaspur

RIVERS

1. Satluj

•  Bilaspur district's main river is the Satluj.

• After flowing through Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts, it enters Bilaspur at village Kasol and leaves the district at Village Naila, in Pargana Kot Kahlur. 

•  It was the river over which the treaty between the English and Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikhs Kingdom was signed in 1809.

• Several foreign travellers, William Moorcraft (1820 A.D.), Baron Charles Hugel, a German (1835 A.D.) and G.T. Vigne (1838-39) have left very interesting accounts of the river Satluj.

2. Ali Stream: 

• It rises near village Margu Giyana 'in Tehsil Arki of Solan district and enters Bilaspur at village Kothi Harrar' and 'Manothi.

• It joins Satluj at a point known as Beri Ghat. 

 

3. Ghambar Khad:

• It is a tributary of the Satluj. 

• It rises below Tara Devi in the Shimla Hills, enters Bilaspur at Village Neri' of Pargana Ratanpur and finally outflows into Satluj at village 'Dagran'. 

4. Seer Khad: 

• It is the largest tributary of the Satluj, which rises in Mandi district. Two small Khads known as Sukar and Saryali rising in Hamirpur district join this Khad at village 'Balgar. 

• It enters Bilospur district at village Hatwar and joins the Satluj at village 'Seri', after for about 65 km in the district's territory. 

• In 1968, a pukka bridge was constructed near Ghumarwin on this Khad. 

LAKES 

• There are no natural lakes, nevertheless the district enjoys the honour of having the largest man made lake Govind Sagar, as a result of Bhakhra dam. 

• It is said that 256 villages of the district were submerged into Govind Sagar, uprooting ten thousand people. 

TANKS

• Bilaspur district has some well known tanks. 

• A tank in local parlance is called toba. 

• Some of them are: 

1. Tank Riwalsar: 

• This small tank exists in village "Panot.

2. Jagat Khana Tank: 

• Its area is about 200 square meters. 
• This tank is said to have been constructed by Raja Hira Chand in 1874 A.D. when the state was hit by a famine. 

 3. Tank at Swarghat: 

• It has an area of 350 square meters. 
• It was also constructed by Raja Hira Chand in A.D. 1874 

4. Tank of Naina Devi: 

• It has an area of about 1,200 square meters. 

5. Tank of Jamthal: 

• It has an area of 1,000 square meters, situated 25 km North of Bilaspur.

6.Tank of Kasol: 

• Area occupied around 200 square meters. 

 7. Tank at Toba Sanghwana (Toba Kaolanwala):

• It has an area of about 17,600 square meters. 
• This water tank was constructed by Raja Bije Chand. 
• The tanks or toba or talab were constructed in the olden days to store water for animals, washing cloths, construction of houses and many such requirements for which water was necessary
• These tanks were also helping in maintaining the water level in the surrounding areas. 

SPRING

• Himachal Pradesh is famous for springs, known for their medicinal properties. 
• Bilaspur district has also got two famous springs, namely Luhnd Spring at Dadrana close to Swarghat and another at village Bassi. 
• The water of Bassi Spring is considered very sacred.