Rafin Smite

Kogin Smite, wani yanki ="River Devon, Nottinghamshire">Kogin Devon, yana gudana na kilomita 20 (kilomita 32) ta hanyar Leicestershire da kudu maso gabashin Nottinghamshire, Ingila. Tushen yana kusa da ƙauyen Holwell, Leicestershire  ya haɗu da Devon kusa da Shelton, Nottinghamshire. Smite da yankunan da ke kusa da shi, kamar River Whipling, Stroom Dyke, da Dalby Brook, suna zubar da yanki na  kilomita 193 (75 sq  na gonar gona a cikin Kwarin Belvoir.

 Sunan 
A cikin karni na 17 an san kogin da Snite . Wannan da rubutun zamani ana zaton sun samo asali ne daga Tsohon Turanci smita, wanda ke nuna mummunan wuri ko wuri mai laushi. Wannan yana da alaƙa da wani tsohuwar kalmar Turanci smitan, wanda ke nufin daub ko gurɓata. Yana nuna cewa Smite ya kasance mai datti, mai cike da ruwa.

 Tushen 
Kogin ya samo asali ne daga maɓuɓɓugar ruwa da yawa kusa da Holwell, tare da layin bazara inda dutsen ƙarfe na gida ya haɗu da ƙananan duwatsun laka a gefen Bleak Hills, waɗanda suka zama wani ɓangare na Belvoir Ridge. Koyaya, tushen Smite kuma an danganta shi da wani bazara 1 km zuwa arewa da ake kira Holwell Mouth, wani chalybeate ko ma'adinai a cikin wani kwari mai itatuwa a arewacin Holwell. Yanzu ba a amfani da maɓuɓɓugar ba, amma a ƙarni na 17 da 18 an yi tunanin cewa tana da kayan warkarwa kuma tana da wurin zama na dutse ga waɗanda ke shan ruwa. Ya ƙunshi gishirin ƙarfe wanda ke ba shi launin ja da kuma dandano mai ɗanɗano. Sunan Holwell, na asalin Saxon, yana nufin "maɓuɓɓugar ko rafi a cikin rami".    

 Hanyar da ake ciki 
Rarraba iri-iri da ke gangarowa daga tsaunin Bleak sun haɗu da Smite yayin da yake gudana ta hanyar arewa-maso-yamma, kafin su juya zuwa arewa-maso gabas a ƙasan ƙwanƙolin, zuwa cikin ƙasan Vale na Belvoir.  An kewaye ta da wani magudanar ruwa na Canal Grantham, sannan ya ci gaba a hanyar arewa maso yamma don saduwa da Dalby Brook.  Wannan tafsiri yana magudana kudu-maso-yamma na magudanar ruwa, yana tashi kusa da Old Dalby, sannan yana gudana tsakanin Upper da Nether Broughton kuma ya wuce Hickling zuwa mahadar tare da Smite.  Bayan wannan mahaɗar kogin yana gudana ta Colston Bassett da kuma kusa da Wiverton Hall, inda Stroom Dyke ke haɗuwa da shi.  Yana ci gaba ta ƙasar noma, har ya isa A52, inda ya ratsa tsakanin ƙauyukan Whatton-in-the-Vale da Aslockton.  Kogin Whipling yana haɗuwa da shi yayin da yake wucewa da ragowar motte da beli na Aslockton Castle.  Kogin yana ci gaba da arewa maso gabas, kusa da kauyukan Orston, Thoroton, Flawborough da Shelton, inda ya hadu da Kogin Devon. . 
Kogin Whipling shine babban mai ba da gudummawa ga Smite kuma mai nisan mil 6 (9.7 . Tushenta shine haɗuwa da magudanan ruwa guda biyu, Rundle Beck da Grimmer, waɗanda suka haɗu kusa da Granby. Whipling sa'an nan kuma yana gudana a kusa da ƙauyen, kafin ya ɗauki hanyar arewa maso gabas don shiga Smite kusa da Whatton.

Whipling da masu ba da gudummawa suna zubar da kimanin  kilomita 52 (20 sq  na kwarin Belvoir, suna ba da guddina game da kashi ɗaya cikin huɗu na yankin Smite.