International journal of advanced remote sensing and gis, 2016. A gisbased approach in drainage morphometric analysis of. The remote sensing technique is the convenient method for morphometric analysis as the satellite images provide a synoptic view of a large area and is very useful in the analysis of drainage basin morphometry. Studying drainage basin is vital for the better understanding of the hydrological processes 1. Morphometric analysis of morar river basin, madhya pradesh.
Morphometry governs the dynamics of a drainage basin. Morphometric analysis of vaitarna and ulhas river basins. Watershed prioritization for the present study is done via morphometric analysis. In its simplest form, a drainage basin is an area that funnels all runoff to the mouth of a stream. Assessment of drainage and their relative parameters have been quantitatively carried out for the morar river basin, which has made positive scientific contribution for the local people of area for the sustainable water resource development and management. The present paper describes the drainage characteristics of galagu valley area in dinder district obtained through gis based morphometric analysis. Digital elevation model dem and shuttle radar topography mission srtm widely used in drainage basin analysis. In the present stud y, the channel segment of the drainage basin has been ranked according to strahlers stream ordering system.
According to strahler 1964, the smallest fingertip tributaries are designated as order 1. The morphometric analysis of the drainage basin is aimed to acquire accurate data of measurable features of stream network of the drainage basin. Linear and aerial aspect of basin morphometry of kundka sub. A conventional morphometric analysis as conducted relating alluvial fan areaw and slope to drainage basin area in order to understand if and to what extent the alluvial fans of the gmr are dependent on the physical environment, including characteristics and processes of the drainage basin and depositional site. In the drainage basin analysis the first step is to determine the stream orders. Introduction a drainage basin is a land area drained by a stream and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface runoff. Awetu sub basin, gis, kito sub basin, morphometric analysis, remote sensing 1. Prioritization of subwatersheds based on morphometric. Various hydrological phenomena can be correlated with the physiographic characteristics of an drainage basin such as size, shape, slope of the drainage area, drainage density, size and length of the. The basin is delimited by the drainage basins of the ajoy and its tributes in the east, irga in the west, burnur and knuda in the north and khako and barakar in the south. Abstract hydrological analysis and performance of watershed depends on the geomorphometric individuality of basin. Hydrogeological mapping and drainage analysis can form an important tool for groundwater development. The basin morphometric parameters including linear and aerial aspects of the kundka river sub basin were determined and computed. 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.
Gis and image processing techniques can be utilized for the identification of morphological. Purchase morphometry of drainage basins, volume 20 1st edition. Many authors have been study the morphometric analysis of drainage basins in different countries. The study area presented here has undertaken to assess the drainage characteristics of the medkhali river basin for the prioritization of subwatersheds using the topographical sheets published by survey of india on a scale of 1. Morphometric analysis provides a quantitative description of the basin geometry to understand initial slopes or inequalities in the rock hardness, structural controls, recent diastrophism, geological and geomorphic history of the drainage basin. Catchment the area from which water drains into a particular drainage basin. Pdf morphometric analysis of drainage basin using gis. Morphometric analysis and watershed prioritisation. The morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri.
Aug 12, 2012 hydrogeological mapping and drainage analysis can form an important tool for groundwater development. Morphometric analysis gives a quantitative description of drainage basin. An introduction to physical geography 5th edition, prentice hall, new jersey. The various above morphometric parameters such as linear, areal and relief aspect were used for this present studies. Prioritization based on morphometric analysis in alaknanda basin. Introduction remote sensing and gis techniques are efficient and effective tools in the assessment, identification and delineation of drainage basins. 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 of kundka subbasin was carried out using remote sensing and gis. 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.
The morphometric analysis of the drainage basin and channel network play an important role in understanding. This study has examined the drainage basin morphometric parameters of river lamurde and its implication on hydrologic and geomorphic processes. 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. Application of quantitative techniques in morphometric analysis of drainage basins was initially undertaken by horton et al. Prioritization based on morphometric analysis in alaknanda. Quantitative morphometric analysis of drainage basins between. Compared to the manual approach, this package provides a rational.
The remotely sensed data is geometrically rectified with respect to survey of india. The watershed of the mhadei river is an integral part of the mandovi river basin fig. Part of thegeology commons this dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the iowa state university capstones, theses and dissertations at iowa state university digital repository. Morphometric parameters such as drainage density, stream magnitude, and relief ratio are practical measures of flood potential in small drainage basins.
The drainage basin analysis is important in any hydrological. Keywords drainage basin, hawul basin, geospatial, morphometric characteristics 1. Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin provides a quantitative description of a drainage system. Morphometric based prioritization of watershed for. Remote sensing and geographical information system gis techniques are increasingly being used for morphometric analysis of drainage basins throughout the world 9. Morphometric analysis of drainage basin through gis. The basin morphometric parameters including linear and aerial aspects of the kundka river. Morphometry and floods in small drainage basins subject to. This is the most common technique in basin analysis, as morphometry form an ideal areal unit for interpretation and analysis. Location map of usri river basin results and discussions morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri river basin. Morphometric parameters such as drainage density, stream magnitude, and relief ratio are practical measures of flood potential in small basin area.
The drainage basin analysis plays a vital role in the control of floods and erosion, assessment of. Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical information system. Pdf drainage basin morphometric analysis of galagu. Morphometric analysis of gostani river basin in andhra.
The characteristics and conditions of a basin or drainage basin determine the. Drainage basin, hawul basin, geospatial, morphometric. Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of yamuna basin, india using aster dem data and gis kuldeep pareta, upasana pareta international journal of geomatics and geosciences volume 2 issue 1, 2011 249 assessing various terrain and morphometric parameters of the drainage basins and. Abstract hydrological analysis and performance of watershed depends on the geo morphometric individuality of basin. Pdf morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using. The soi topsheets and digital satellite data were geometrically rectified and georeferenced and merged using arc gis 10. Drainage basin components zdrainage dividewatershed topographical hydrological military zinterfluve a region of higher land separating two rivers in the same drainage basin source. Stereoscopic interpretation of lowaltitude aerial photographs provides the most accurate maps of basins for generating these parameters. 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. Morphometric analysis of thadayampatti watershed, madurai. A morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri river basin.
The gis based morphometric analysis revealed that the basin is 9th order drainage basin and is characterized by dendritic to subdendritic drainage pattern. The quantitative analysis of morphometric parameters is found to be of immense utility in watershed planning and management. Pdf morphometric analysis of drainage basin using gis approach. Understanding morphometric properties of a drainage basin has been considered a primary tool for agriculture and sustainable watershed planning 2. The results of morphometric analysis revealed that the. This modern approach of quantitative analysis of drainage basin morphology. Various morphometric parameters of the drainage basin were calculated based on literatures. Morphometric analysis of kundka sub basin was carried out using remote sensing and gis. Regional drainage basin morphometry eugene albert moores iowa state university follow this and additional works at. Derivation of morphometric parameters of the jia bharali. Pdf morphometric analysis of drainage basins in the western. Research article morphometry governs the dynamics of a. Drainage basin morphometric parameters of river lamurde. Quantitative morphometric analysis facilitates understanding of the drainage development, surface runoff generation, infiltration capacity of the ground and groundwater potential.
Two 5th order streams of har ki dun gad and ruinsara gad combine to form. Morphometry of drainage basins, volume 20 1st edition. Based on the present drainage morphometric study, it is inferred that the watersheds 3, 4, 6, 9. Analysis of hydrological inferences through morphometric. Dec 14, 2017 drainage basin drainage basin is simply the area that gathers water from precipitation and deliver it to large stream or lakes. Morphometric analysis of suketi river basin, himachal himalaya, india article pdf available in journal of earth system science 1237. The fundamental unit of virtually all watershed and fluvial investigations is the drainage basin. Pdf morphometric analysis of suketi river basin, himachal.
The drainages have been delineated using merged satellite data of. Pdf morphometric analysis of a phulambri river drainage. Comprises of different segments maps are not in scale 3. Morphometric analysis of reju khal drainage basin using. Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of yamuna. Application of morphometric analysis for geohydrological. Drainage basin drainage basin is simply the area that gathers water from precipitation and deliver it to large stream or lakes. Drainage basin morphometric analysis of galagu valley. Morphometric analysis of kito and awetu sub basins jimma. Morphometric analysis has been carried out using gis.
Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of. Detailed drainage map was prepared from soi toposheets digitized in arcgis 10. Geospatial techniquebased approach on drainage morphometric. 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. The drainage basin dynamics of these rivers are controlled by the. 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. Pdf the uplift of the arabian shield and the opening of the red sea led to the development of steep drainage systems in the western arabian peninsula. Sonar, morphometric analysis of a phulambri river drainage basin gp8 watershed, aurangabad district maharashtra using geographical information system. 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 goudie, 2004.
The expert judgments reflect a blend of rational thinking and. Results of the morphometric analysis reveal that the catchment of. Morphometric analysis of a watershed provides a quantitative description of the drainage system which is an important aspect of characterization of watersheds strahler, 1964. Morphometric analysis of a lower wardha river sub basin of. Morphometric analysis quantitatively describes drainage systems to understand. Short communication evaluating morphometric parameters of. Article pdf available february 2014 with 3,586 reads. Lamurde basin is a fourth stream order with dendritic pattern of drainage. Aster dem, gis, jia bharali river basin, morphometric. Geographical information system gis has emerged as a professional tool in demarcation of drainage pattern and ground water potential and its planning.
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