Questions about the Gomati River

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I'm working on an article about Naimisharanya, part of which will

focus on the Gomati River. I've found a number of places where it is

mentioned in various Puranas, Mahabharata and Ramayana. However, I'm

looking for a traditional account of its origin. There seem to be at

least two Gomati Rivers -- according to Puranic tradition are they the

same?

 

There is the larger Gomati in UP which flows past Naimisharanya and

Lucknow, and there is a smaller river by the same name that goes

through Dwarka in Gujarat. Some persons use the accounts of these two

interchangeably. However, I've not come across any evidence that this

is accepted in sastra. For example the Ganga is described in various

Puranas to be manifest in many places. However, I've not seen any such

description of the Gomati. Skanda 7.4-5 gives a description of the

origin of the Gomati, but it is part of the Prabhasa Ksetra Mahatmya

and clearly is speaking about the Gomati in Dwarka.

 

So more clearly, my questions are: (A) Does anyone know of any

literary evidence that the two rivers are considered the same? And/or

(B) Does anyone know of any other literary accounts of the origin of

the Gomati? I went to Naimisharanya last year and spoke with various

pandits and local sadhus, with no luck. I've searched all over the web

and also gone through 8 or 10 Puranas, Mahabharata and various

versions of Ramayana (Valmiki, Kritivasa, Kamba, Tulsidas). So far the

only stories I have found are in the Dvaraka-mahatmya section of

Garga-samhita and the above Skanda Purana reference -- both of which

are clearly speaking about the Gomati in Dwarka.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.