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'''Kari Kosi''' is one of the two rivers flowing through [[Purnia|Purnea]] (city). It is the abandoned channel of [[Koshi River|Kosi]] river which used to flow from center of Purnea which is briefly described in the [[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.47086/page/n7|Bengal District Gazetteers - Purnea by O’malley, L. S. S]]. It joins [[Saura river|Saura]] river near Harda, Purnea which further joins The [[Ganges|Ganga]] river in Dilarpur, [[Katihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/embankments-engineering-solutions-or-problems|title=Embankments: Engineering solutions or problems?|website=www.indiawaterportal.org|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6IGCAAAQBAJ&q=kari+kosi+river&pg=PA156|title=Cultures and Disasters: Understanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction|last1=Krüger|first1=Fred|last2=Bankoff|first2=Greg|last3=Cannon|first3=Terry|last4=Orlowski|first4=Benedikt|last5=Schipper|first5=E. Lisa F.|date=2015-04-24|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-75464-0|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The wetlands created by Kari Kosi makes [[Makhana]] farming possible in Purnea and Katihar districts. This area became one of the largest producer of Makhana in India, thanks to this river<br />
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== Floods ==<br />
[[File:Karikosi.jpg|alt=Flood of kari kosi|center|thumb|760x760px|Kari kosi splitting its banks during monsoon.]]<br />
Along with [[Mahananda River|Mahananda]], Kari Kosi usually split Its banks causing deluge and waterlogging in Katihar district of Bihar. <br />
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