In the present study, the stream segments of the drainage basin have been ranked according to strahlers 1957 stream ordering system. Morphometry governs the dynamics of a drainage basin. Stream ordering was performed to wadisudr were the highest order was 5th order and the. The morphometric analysis of the drainage basin and channel network play a vital role for understanding the geohydrological behavior of drainage basin and expresses the prevailing climate, geology, geomorphology, structural, etc. Drainage morphometric analysis of the nagavathi watershed. Morphometric analysis in esna basin, using remote sensing and. Drainage basin area stands out to be one of the most important of all the morphometric parameters controlling catchment runoff pattern nabegu, 2005. Remote sensing and gis techniques w ere adopted in the analysis of the data using arcgis 10. Overall assessment of the morphometric and morphotectonic analysis revealed that the tectonic uplift, lithology and climate forcing determine a significant position in the landscape evolution of the ferozpur drainage basin plus the basin has experienced differential uplift and erosion rates from time to time. Drainage basin a drainage basin is the topographic region from which a stream receives runoff, throughflow, and groundwater flow.
Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical. Drainage basin and topographic analysis of a tropical. Comprises of different segments maps are not in scale 3. Morphometry is an essential means in geomorphic analysis of an area. The drainage map is prepared using the toposheets, delineating the streams and watershed boundary. Form of the basin, by compactness of gravelius index drainage density difference in. The highest stream order in the son basin is computed as sixth order, which is the main son river.
Morphometric analysis was performed for wadisudr, sinai, egypt, using remote sensing and gis techniques. Hydrology tool under spatial analyst tools in arcgis10. The local systems are separated by subvertical boundaries, and the. Stream order of the drainage basin is the successive assimilation of the streams within a drainage basin. The recognition of the drainage basin as fundamental unit of landform in fluvial terrain chorley, 1969 and the drainage basin is the most commonly analysed in morphometry gardiner, 1981. Linear and aerial aspect of basin morphometry of kundka. The strahler method classifies the stream orders for this sophisticated morphometric analyses. The importance of morphometric variables is their usefulness for comparisons and statistical analyses. Morphological analysis is a ways or means of quantifying mathematically to different aspects of a drainage basin, which includes, stream numbers, stream length,stream bifurcation, basin shape. The morphometric analysis has been performed and different parameters have been correlated with each other to understand their underlying connection and their role over the basin hydro geomorphology. The palar river basin is one of the major rivers in southern peninsular india. Morphometric analysis of a watershed provides a quantitative description of the drainage system which is an important aspect of characterization of watersheds strahler, 1964. These techniques are found relevant for the extraction of river basin and its drainage networks.
Morphometric analysis of reju khal drainage basin using. A theoretical analysis of groundwater flow in small drainage. Drainage lines of an area not only explain the existing threedimensional geometry of the region but also help to. Quantitative morphometric analysis facilitates understanding of the drainage. A stream lengthgradient index sl, b ratio of valley floor width to valley height v f and c transverse topographic symmetry factor t. Morphometry is the measurement and mathematical analysis of the configuration of the earths surface, shape and dimension of its landforms clarke, 1966, babar and kaplay, 1998 and obi reddy et al 2002. Morphometric and hydrological analysis of north east punjab. Gis based quantitative morphometric analysis and its.
The drainage basin dynamics of these rivers are controlled by the tectonomorphic parameters, which include both surface and subsurface characteristics of a basin. The various parameters of watershed namely stream order, stream length, mean stream length, stream ratio, bifurcation ratio, mean bifurcation ratio, drainage density and drainage frequency have been computed using arcview 10 gis software. Morphometric analysis gives a quantitative description of drainage basin. Parameters worked out include variables related to. The quantitative morphometric analysis carried out in neyyar subwatershed includes network analysis. In its simplest form, a drainage basin drainage basin is an area that funnels all runoff to the mouth of a stream.
Morphometry of drainage basins, volume 20 1st edition. Morphometric analysis coupled with drainage network analysis was carried out for. Morphometric analysis of thadayampatti watershed, madurai district, tamilnadu, india 1senthamizhan. Morphometric analysis in esna basin, using remote sensing. Towards a precise definition of drainage basin axis.
Formulas for right circular cones have been fitted to the configurations of alluvial fans. The drainage system of the son basin is extracted from a series of geoprocessing tools in arc gis9. Morphometric analysis of thadayampatti watershed, madurai. A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water. Drainage basin drainage basin is simply the area that gathers water from precipitation and deliver it to large stream or lakes. This gives a more systematic and uniform drainage network to analyse compared with using blue lines from published maps.
Application of quantitative techniques in morphometric analysis of drainage basins was initially undertaken by horton et al. The present work is basically based on morphometric analysis of romushi. Conceptual figure of an idealistic drainage basin indicating parameters and corresponding variables used for quantitative morphometric analysis conducted in this study. In this study, therefore, particular although not exhaustive attention is given to the correlation of floodflow charac teristics with topography. To derive the different drainage aspects of north east punjab region and to understand the relationship of the drainage networking. The various above morphometric parameters such as linear, areal and relief aspect were used for this present studies. The drainage density and frequency distribution analysis of the watershed area were done using the spatial analyst tool in arcgis10 software. Morphometry is defined as the measurement and mathematical analysis of the configuration. Watershed is taken as a catchment area where a larger stream is formed due to runoff resulting from precipitation merging at one point.
Linear and aerial aspect of basin morphometry of kundka sub. It is length of the boundary of basin by which basin is delineated. The morphometric study of the drainage basin aims to acquire. The morphometric study of the drainage basin aims to. Quantitative morphometric analysis of drainage basins was adopted recently as a fruitful technique to prioritize watersheds for soil and water conservation measures 37,2,7,811. Pdf morphometric and morphotectonic analysis of ferozepur. Analysis of basic and linear morphometric parameters using.
The drainage basin includes all the surface water from rain runoff, snowmelt, and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the groundwater underneath the earths surface. A theoretical analysis of groundwater flow in small. Catchment the area from which water drains into a particular drainage basin. Morphometric analysis, quantitative description and analysis of landforms as practiced in geomorphology that may be applied to a particular kind of landform or to drainage basins and large regions generally. Pdf the application of remote sensing and geographical information.
Pdf morphometric analysis of drainage basin using gis. The study discloses different types of morphometric analysis and how they influence the soil and topography of the basin. Introduction a watershed, also called a drainage basin or catchment area, is defined as an area in which all water flowing into it goes to a common outlet drains down slope, along drainage to a common lowest point or basin 1. The osun drainage basin in the western lithoral hydrological. Research article morphometry governs the dynamics of a drainage basin. Objectives every field study has one or several objectives to reach the predefined goals. This is because, the larger the basin, the greater the volume of rainfall it intercepts, and the higher the peak discharge jain and sinha, 2000. Dec 14, 2017 drainage basin drainage basin is simply the area that gathers water from precipitation and deliver it to large stream or lakes. A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common. The extracted drainage line will be ordered based on strahler 1952 system of classification. Watershed prioritization based on morphometric analysis.
Mountainous rivers are the most significant source of water supply in the himalayan provinces of india. Research article morphometry governs the dynamics of a. It is essentially an assemblage of techniques which have become both an important part of geomorphology ahd a useful set of morphometric inputs to hydrologic models of river basins. Geographical information system gis and remote sensing techniques using satellite images are used as a convenient tool for morphometric analysis. The importance of the drainage basin owes to its dynamism as an open system in the geomorphic process and landforms development such a system operation of drainage basin has been recognized for a long period of time. Theoretically, three types of flow systems may occur in a small basin. Dem, fill, flow accumulation, stream order and drainage network. The acquired dem was used to delineate osun drainage basin and 21 morphometric parameters were estimated. The average slope analysis of the watershed area was done using the wentworth 1930 method. The basic parameters which were measured include bankfull width and depth, channel slope, bed material size and shape, length of stream from drainage divide. Table 1 3 basin length lb it is defined as the longest dimension of basin parallel to the principal drainage channel schuman,1956.
The drainage basin is considered as the fundamental unit of study. In the present study, the stream segments of the drainage basin have been ranked according to. The fundamental unit of virtually all watershed and fluvial investigations is the drainage basin. The analysis of the drainage does not appear to be complete if it lacks the systematic approach towards the development of drainage basin in the area.
The watershed of the mhadei river is an integral part of the mandovi river basin fig. In the present study, morphometric analysis of the manas drainage basin has been carried using earth observation data and geographical information system gis techniques. Morphometric analysis has been carried out using gis. The results revealed that osun drainage basin is a 4th order drainage b asin, with an area of 9926. Keeping in tune with this fact the present study is oriented towards a morphometric analysis of selected linear aspects of usri river basin. Morphometric analysis of tons basin, rewa district, madhya. Because drainage basins are discrete landforms suitable for statistical, comparative, and analytical analyses, innumerable means of numerically and qualitatively describing them have been proposed. Morphometric analysis, drainage pattern, indrayani river, deccan basalts introduction the morphometric analysis of the drainage basin and channel network play a vital role in order to understand the hydrogeological behavior of drainage basin and expresses the prevailing climate, geology, geomorphology and structure etc.
Morphometric analysis of the manas river basin using earth. Pdf drainage basin morphometric analysis of galagu. Analysis and implications atrayeebiswas, 1 dipanjandasmajumdar, 2 andsayandeepbanerjee 3 departmentofgeography,universityofcalcutta,b. Morphometric analysis with reference to hydrogeological.
Identification of relationships among morphometric parameters and. The morphometric parameters considered for analysis includes the linear, areal and relief aspects of the basin. The extracted drainage network was classified according to strahlers system of classification and it reveals that the terrain exhibits dendritic to subdendritic drainage pattern. Article information, pdf download for drainage basin morphometry, open epub for drainage.
Morphometric analyses of neyyar river basin, southern. The results of morphometric analysis revealed that the. Morphometric properties of a drainage basin are quantitative attributes of the landscape that are derived from the terrain or elevation surface and drainage network within a drainage basin. Morphometric analysis of tons basin, rewa district madhya pradesh, based on watershed approach. Drainage lines of an area not only explain the existing threedimensional geometry of the region but also help to narrate its evolutional process singh 1980. Morphometric analysis in this regard displays intrinsic information related to drainage basins. Drainage basin components zdrainage dividewatershed topographical hydrological military zinterfluve a region of higher land separating two rivers in the same drainage basin source.
Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of yamuna. Drainage basin, hawul basin, geospatial, morphometric. To study the quantitative analysis of drainage system. Runoff when the ground specifically the soil cannot absorb any more water from precipitation sources, it flows over the land until it comes in. The remotely sensed data is geometrically rectified with respect to survey of india. Drainage basin morphometry and river network analysis. Quantitative morphometric analysis facilitates understanding of the drainage development, surface runoff generation, infiltration. Many authors have defined the calculation of stream order horton 1945. Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical information system. A theoretical analysis of groundwater flow in small drainage basins1 groundwater divisiml, research council of alberta edmonton, alberta, canada total illtlaau avstract. Quantitative analysis of the drainage and morphometric.
A morphometric analysis of shanur basin has been carried out using geoprocessing techniques in gis. View river basin morphometry research papers on academia. There are varieties of methods to determine the stream order. Hypsometric analysis of drainage basins reveals the geological stage of watershed and is a measure of its maturity, indicating the susceptibility of the watershed to erosion. Jun 23, 2015 a morphometric analysis of shanur basin has been carried out using geoprocessing techniques in gis. Morphometric based prioritization of watershed for.
The gis based morphometric analysis of this drainage basin revealed that the charthana is 4 th order drainage basin and drainage pattern mainly in subdendritic to dendritic type thereby indicates homogeneity in texture and lack of structural control. To develop a recharge plan for entire watershed basin and describe different morphometric analysis. The main aim of the present study is to identify the morphometric parameters of a watershed of mula river basin, pune district of state maharashtra, india, and to prioritize the sub basin. A gisbased approach in drainage morphometric analysis of. Morphometric analysis and watershed prioritisation.
A study of morphometric evaluation of the son basin, india. To understand the drainage basin dynamics and their usefulness in watershed prioritisation and management in terms of soil. Quantitative morphometric analysis of drainage basins. Drainage density is one of the most important variables in morphometric analysis because it may be correlated with the dynamic nature of the drainage network and the area of the basin.
Drainage basin morphometric analysis of galagu valley. Keywords drainage basin, hawul basin, geospatial, morphometric characteristics 1. Stream ordering is the first step of quantitative analysis of the. A morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri river basin. Ramadan2 and amal magdy3 1 professor of hydraulics, water and water engineering dept. Drainage basins, channels, and flow characteristics of selected. Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of. The geomophometric characteristics of a basin help in understanding the hydrological properties of. An introduction to physical geography 5th edition, prentice hall, new jersey. Morphometric analysis of drainage basin using aerial photographs 624 to derive the digital elevation model dem figure 2. In its simplest form, a drainage basin is an area that funnels all runoff to the mouth of a stream.
Getechs drainage networks are calculated in arcgis using detailed dems in order to identify all potential transport pathways, independent of currently available water. Pdf analysis of drainage morphometry and watershed. The detailed analysis of morphometric and morphological character indicate the role of the neotectonics in shaping the drainage basin raj et. Geospatial approach for quantitative drainage morphometric. Soil, geomorphology, hydrology, and landscapes are intimately linked. Lone a 2017 morphometric and morphotectonic analysis of ferozpur drainage basin left bank tributary of river jhelum of kashmir v alley, nw himalayas, india. Any clues, to perform the morphometric analysis of a watershed. Morphometric and hydrological analysis of north east. Geographical information system gis has emerged as an efficient tool in delineation of drainage pattern and ground water potential and its planning. Morphometric analysis of drainage basin through gis.