River is also valuable to agriculture
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Explanation:
Agriculture requires control of stocks of water stored in soil, and of the flow of water across landscapes. In the river basin, extensive constructed systems provide rapid drainage of precipitation from watersheds, so that soils can warm and dry rapidly in the spring, allowing summer crops to grow.
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Rivers provide potable water , fit for irrigation . Perrenial rivers are great source of water for irrigation throughout the year , with a string of canals taken out from them .
Rivers also replenish the natural groundwater storage . This water is pumped up for irrigation by individual farmers or groups of them .
At some places agricultural produce is transported on boats through rivers .
During rains the rivers carry productive soil from upper reaches and spread it on flood planes downstream . This increases farm production on the flood planes along the rivers.