scholarly journals Morphometric Analysis to Infer Hydrological Behaviour of Lidder Watershed, Western Himalaya, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farrukh Altaf ◽  
Gowhar Meraj ◽  
Shakil A. Romshoo
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Drainage Patterns ◽  
Drainage Texture

West Lidder River, in the Northwest Greater-Himalayan mountain range, is the major source of irrigation and drinking water supplies for the Kashmir Valley with a population of seven million people. The major source of water for the whole Lidder River is snow and icemelt emanating from its two subcatchments East Lidder and West Lidder. Snowmelt significantly contributes to the evolution of drainage patterns in this area. Quantitative morphometry plays a vital role in routing the snowmelt and other hydrological processes. Morphometric analysis of the West Lidder River catchment was carried out using geospatial technique. The outcome revealed that the entire study area has uniform lithology and is structurally permeable. The high drainage density of all subwatersheds indicate more surface runoff. The morphometric analysis also indicates that the area is more prone to weathering due to very-coarse to coarse drainage texture. All the subwatersheds showed dendritic to subdendritic drainage pattern. An immense control of structure on the drainage in some subwatersheds is indicated by their high bifurcation ratios. Circulatory and elongation ratios show that the subwatersheds have elongated to circular shapes. From the integrated analysis of the morphometric parameters, important hydrologic behaviour of 17 subwatersheds could be inferred.

scholarly journals Hydrologic behaviour of Tapi river catchment using morphometric analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal K. Ingle ◽  
A. K. Mishra ◽  
A. Sarangi ◽  
D. K. Singh ◽  
V. K. Seghal
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Drainage Network ◽  
Elongation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Seventh Order ◽  
Drainage Texture

The study area Tapi River catchment covers 63,922.91 Sq.Km comprising of 5 five Sub-catchments: Purna river catchment (18,473.6 sq.km) Upper Tapi catchment (10,530.3 sq. km), Middle Tapi catchment (4,997.3 sq km), Girna river catchment (10,176.9 sq.km) and lower Tapi catchment (19,282.5 sq.km.). The drainage network of 5 Sub-catchments was delineated using remote sensing data. The morphometric analysis of 5 Sub-catchments has been carried out using GIS softwares – ArcMap. The drainage network showed that the terrain exhibits dendritic to sub-dendritic drainage pattern. Stream orders ranged from sixth to seventh order. Drainage density varied between 0.39 and 0.43km/ km2and had very coarse to coarse drainage texture. The relief ratio ranged from 0.003 to 0.007. The mean bifurcation ratio varied from 4.24 to 6.10 and falls under normal basin category. The elongation ratio showed that all catchment elongated pattern. Thus, the remote sensing techniques proved to be a competent tool in morphometric analysis.

scholarly journals MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF WADI DARNAH WATERSHED NE LIBYA, USING GIS TECHNIQUES

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-49
Author(s):  
Nouria El Hadi. A. Aboshaala
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Structural Control ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Elongation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Stream Network ◽  
Gis Techniques ◽  
Drainage Patterns

Wadi Darnah is about 586 km2 and lies in the northern portion of the Al Jabil AL Akhdar. The Wadi drains into the Mediterranean Sea. The present study incorporates a morphometric analysis of Wadi Darnah by using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and topographic sheets were processed in ArcGIS software. The study revealed that the drainage patterns of stream network from the basin are mainly of dendritic type which indicates homogeneity in texture and lack of structural control. The bifurcation ratio value of 4.53 indicates that the area is not much influenced by the geological structure and undisturbed drainage pattern. The study area is of the low density group basins (2.09 km-1). The elongation ratio (0.36), circularity ratio (0.14) and form factor (0.10) show elongated basin with steep relief, moderate discharge, and a long main channel. The basin has a high relief up to 850 m, which leads to a high rate of runoff but the effect of this water flow is reduced by the high infiltration capacity due to the high rate of karstification and karst features in the basin area.

scholarly journals Geomorphological study of Kleinovitikos stream drainage network (Trikala prefecture - western Thessaly)

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 1365
Author(s):  
G. D. Bathrellos ◽  
H. D. Skilodimou ◽  
G. Livaditis ◽  
E. Verikiou-Papaspiridakou
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Drainage Network ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Tectonic Structure ◽  
Tectonic Structures ◽  
Secondary Cracks ◽  
Prevailing Direction

The Kleinovitikos stream is a tributary ofPineios River in the Western Thessaly. Its basin drainages parts of mountain range of Southern Pindos as well as the mountain of Koziaka. In this study a quantitative analysis of drainage network was accomplished and the relation of tectonics features with the watershed and the channels of drainage network were investigated. The main channel of the drainage network is of 6th order, while the dominated type of the network is the trellis drainage pattern. The morphological slopes of the basin show various fluctuations. The gentle slopes express erosional landforms while the steep ones represent geological and tectonic structures. It was noted by the quantitative analysis of the drainage network that the geological and tectonic structure of the area affects in its evolution. Moreover, the outcrop of heterogeneous lithological formations in the basin affects the values of drainage density and frequency. The lithology and the secondary cracks involve in the prevailing direction of the watershed. The streams of 1st -3r order are controlled by the younger cracks; the younger cracks as well as the older Alpine cracks have an influence on the streams of 4' and 5' order, and the Alpine tectonic activity affects the stream of 6' order.

scholarly journals Estimation of Morphometric Parameters of Karatoya sub-River Basin in Bangladesh using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jasim Uddin ◽  
Md. Abu Hamjalal Babu ◽  
Md. Risadul Islam ◽  
Fahim Farzana ◽  
Most. Lata Khatun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
River Network ◽  
Morphometric Parameters ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Drainage Texture

Morphometric analysis identifies the relationship of various aspects in the basin area, and plays an important role for understanding the geo-hydrological characteristics of a basin. The Karatoya River is ecologically and economically significant for Dinajpur region of Bangladesh. In this study, the morphometry of a sub-portion of Karatoya River in Birganj upazila was assessed by using GIS and remote sensing. The secondary data from ASTER DEM data and DEM data of Bangladesh were used to represent the morphologic and geo-hydrologic nature of the basin. The study computed and assessed more than 31 morphometric parameters in all aspects of the river basin. Morphometric analysis of the river network and the basin revealed that the Karatoya sub-basin was in the 6th order river network (as Strahler’s classification) with a dendritic and parallel drainage pattern and fine grain in drainage texture. This type of analysis will lead to develop the sustainable framework for agricultural and watershed management to be used by the local administration.

scholarly journals Morphometric Analysis of Khag Micro-Watershed in North-West Himalayas of Kashmir Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-155
Author(s):  
Rajnish Yadav ◽  
Mohammad Iqbal Bhat ◽  
Faisul-Ur- Rasool ◽  
Shabir Ahmed Bangroo ◽  
Roheela Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Structural Control ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Drainage Basin ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Elongation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
North West

Morphometric analysis is of vital importance in any hydrological research and is inevitable in development and management of watershed. Using the watershed as the main unit of morphometric characterization is the most logical choice, as well as geomorphological and hydrological processes take place within the drainage basin. A critical assessment and evaluation of morphometric parameters of Khag micro-watershed was accomplished through measurement of relief, linear and aerial aspects using Geographical Information System (GIS). The watershed boundaries, aspect, slope, digital elevation model (DEM), profile graph of topography, drainage order and drainage density mapswere generated for detailed study of micro-watershed using Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) data. The study area was designated as fourth order basin with the drainage area of 34.32 km2 and shows dendritic drainage pattern. The total length, drainage density and mean bifurcation ratio (Rb) were found to be 38.84 km, 1.13km/km2 and 1.73, respectively. The Khag micro-watershed showed the greater Rb value, which directs a strong structural control in the runoff pattern. A decrease in the stream frequency of flow was also observed with an increase in the order of flow. The shape parameters such as circulatory ratio, elongation ratio, length of over land flow, form factor and drainage texture of Khag micro-watershed were 0.42, 0.56, 0.43 km, 0.24 and 1.66, respectively. The Khag micro-watershed is elongated in shape and dendritic in drainage pattern. This can be attributed to the fact that the lithology and structural controls are more or less uniform. Relative relief and ruggedness number were 0.065 and 2.39 and are likely to subject the micro watershed to maximum soil erosion that demands, instantaneous soil conservation measure to be taken by watershed managers for its stability and sustainability. These studies area advantageous for the planning of rainwater harvesting and the management of the catchment area.

Catchment delineation and morphometric analysis using geographical information system

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1168-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Rohitashw Kumar ◽  
P. K. Singh ◽  
Manjeet Singh ◽  
K. K. Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Morphometric Parameters ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Vegetative Cover ◽  
Elongation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Pattern

The geographical information system (GIS) has emerged as an efficient tool in delineation of drainage patterns of watershed planning and management. The morphometric parameters of basins can address linear, areal and relief aspects. The study deals with the integrated watershed management of Baliya micro-watersheds, located in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan, India. Morphometric analysis in hydrological investigation is an important aspect and it is inevitable in the development and management of drainage basins. The determination of linear, areal and relief parameters indicate fairly good significance. The low value of the bifurcation ratio of 4.19 revealed that the drainage pattern has not been distorted by structural disturbance. The high value of the elongation ratio (0.68) compared to the circulatory ratio (0.27) indicates an elongated shape of the watershed. The high value of drainage density (5.39 km/km2) and stream frequency (12.32) shows that the region has impermeable subsoil material under poor vegetative cover with a low relief factor. The morphometric parameters of relief ratio (0.041) and relative relief (0.99%) show that the watershed can be treated using GIS techniques to determine the morphometric presence of dendritic drainage pattern, with a view to selecting the soil and water conservation measures and water harvesting.

scholarly journals MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF BAUR CATCHMENT IN LESSER HIMALAYA: USING GEO-SPATIALTECHNIQUES

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Neelesh Singh ◽  
◽  
Manisha Tripathi ◽  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Outer Part ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Morphometric Parameter ◽  
Lesser Himalaya ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Siwalik Group

The current assessment is an undertaking to evaluateand compare variousmorphometric parameters of the Baur catchment. Morphometric analysis of the river basin provides a quantitative description of the drainage system, which is an important aspect of the categorization of the basin (Strahler, 1964).The Baur catchment is located in the outer part of the Lesser Himalaya in the Kumaun region, which is a major part of Western Himalaya.The geographical area of Baur Catchment is 106.233Km2.Morphometric analysis of Baur Catchment includes linear, areal, and relief aspects.The calculation of the morphometric parameter, along with map preparation, was performed with the help of GIS techniques and ancillary material.Most of the area of Baur Catchment is occupied by Siwalik Group (sandstone and clay intercalation with pseudo-conglomerate) of rocks.The entire Baur Catchment has found 6th order drainage, which reveals sub-dendritic to a dendritic type of drainage pattern. It is observed that the drainage density of the Baur Catchment is 3.525 km/halfkm2.

scholarly journals Use of Geospatial Tools in Morphometric Analysis and Prioritisation of Sub-Catchments of the Soungrougrou (Casamance Basin)

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheikh Faye ◽  
Modou Ndiaye
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Flow Length ◽  
Geospatial Tools ◽  
Mathematical Equations ◽  
Gis Environment ◽  
Drainage Texture ◽  
Conservation Plans

Abstract The prioritisation of catchments, particularly in the context of catchment plans and management programmes, is part of water resources development. In fact, morphometric analysis assisted by geospatial technology is carried out by prioritising sub-catchments according to their natural resource availability characteristics. Information on the geomorphology and erosion factors of the study area is used in the area in the preparation of local models of ungauged sub-catchments, which otherwise lack an adequate hydrological database. The objective of this paper is to use geographic information systems (GISs) in morphometric analysis to prioritise sub-catchments of the Soungrougrou (a tributary of the Casamance River). In this respect, the integrated methodology involving morphometric aspects from geospatial technology is used. To carry out the geospatial research, basic mathematical equations used in a GIS environment were used to measure a series of aspects of hydrology such as flow length, flow length ratio, bifurcation ratio, drainage density, drainage texture, flow frequency, elongation rate, circularity ratio, form factor, relief and relief ratio. The results divided the whole catchment into three priority areas, namely high, medium and low. The results are relevant for establishing soil and water conservation plans in the Soungrougrou basin, as well as adequate groundwater production and management. The high category (sub-basins 6, 8, 14, 17 and 18) is subject to maximum soil erosion, which requires immediate intervention to avoid possible natural hazards.

scholarly journals Quantitative Morphometric Analysis of the Adula Watershed, in Ahmednagar Maharashtra Using the ESRI- ArcGIS Tool

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Varsha Mandale ◽  
Ravindra Bansod
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Maximum Height ◽  
Morphometric Characteristics ◽  
Bifurcation Ratio ◽  
Order Stream ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Density Factor ◽  
Drainage Texture ◽  
Elevation Model

Remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) are two of the most important tools used to evaluate the morphometric characteristics of watersheds, as morphometric analysis of river basins using conventional methods, is very time to consume, laborious and cumbersome. In this study, the morphometric characteristics of the Adula watershed were calculated using ESRI- ArcGIS. The areal extent of the Adula watershed varies between 19°32’40” N to 19°43’2” N latitude and 74°10’15” E to 74°48’18” E longitude. The topographic sheets obtained from the survey of India on a scale of 1:50000 and the SRTM (Spectral Radar Topographic Mission) Digital Elevation Model of 30 m resolution, were used for watershed delineation and deriving the linear (stream order, stream number, bifurcation ratio), aerial (basin area, basin perimeter, drainage density, form factor, stream frequency, and circulatory ratio), relief (height of  outlet of watershed, basin relief, maximum height of watershed, total basin relief, absolute relief, relief ratio, ruggedness number) aspects. bifurcation ratio for varies from 3.0 to 8.33, indicating the elongated shape of the watershed. Drainage density factor values were 4.43 km/km2 indicating high drainage densities and 0.132 indicating an elongated basin with lower peaks respectively. Ruggedness number was 3.78 showing a dendritic and radial pattern with drainage texture. Therefore this morphometric analysis using geo-processing techniques employed in this study will assist in planning and decision making in the watershed development and management.

scholarly journals Drainage Morphometric Analysis of the Nagavathi Watershed of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, India Using SRTM Data and GIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48
Author(s):  
Kannan R ◽  
Venkateswaran S
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Stream Order ◽  
Elongation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Stream Length ◽  
Bifurcation Ratio ◽  
Drainage Patterns ◽  
Circularity Index

GIS and Remote sensing have proved to be a resourceful tool in the explanation of drainage pattern for water resources management and its planning. The identification of morphometric characteristics based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) was carried out in the Nagavathi watershed, Dharmapuri District. The quantitative drainage morphometric parameters was carried out for the Nagavathi watershed by estimating their (a) Linear aspects like Stream number, Stream order, Stream length, Mean stream length, Stream length ratio, Bifurcation ratio, (b) Aerial aspects like Drainage density, Stream frequency, Texture Ratio, Elongation ratio, Form factor, Circularity index, Length of overflow, Constant of Channel maintenance, Drainage texture, Compactness coefficient and (c) Relief aspects like Basin relief, Relief ratio, Ruggedness number, Gradient ratio, Melton ruggedness ratio, Slope,  relative relief, Shape Factor and Leminscate.  The drainage area of Nagavithi watershed is 482 sq. Km. the main drainage patterns is dendritic to sub-dendritic drainage. The Nagavathi watershed was classified as a fifth order drainage watershed, whereas micro watershed was classified as an eight in the watershed. Stream order of the watershed was predominantly controlled by structural and lithological controls of various drainage patterns and their stream orientations were identified to evaluate the direction and controlling factors in drainage network. The drainage density in the area has been found to be low which indicates that the area possesses highly permeable soils and low relief. The bifurcation ratio varies from 0.8 to 43.1. The elongation ratio of  Microwatersheds  varies  from  0.13  to  0.43, indicates  Microwatersheds  fall  under elongated  pattern. This study would help the local people to utilize the resources for planning rainwater harvesting and watershed management.

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