Morphometric analysis based on gisapproach for major subwatershed in upper helmand river basin, afghanistan khan mohammad takal, jyoti sarup, sushail kumar mittal abstract the present study revealed the morphometric analysis for the upperhelmand river basin of afghanistan. This technique is found relevant for the extraction of river basin and its drainage networks. A dataset for the flood vulnerability assessment of the upper. Morphometric analysis of tandava river basin, andhra pradesh. Drainage morphometric analysis of the nagavathi watershed. Morphometric analysis is the mathematical analysis of the earths surface configuration including its shape, size, landforms dimension etc clarke, 1996. Aug 12, 2012 hydrogeological mapping and drainage analysis can form an important tool for groundwater development. In the present study basin morphometry has been analyzed under three broad aspects and they are the linear, areal and relief aspects. Remote sensing and gis have been used as efficient tools in delineating and understanding of any drainage basin morphometry. A morphometric analysis of bharathapuzha river basin has been carried out using geoprocessing techniques in gis. The present paper describes the drainage characteristics of galagu valley area in dinder district obtained through gis based morphometric analysis. Vandana m, 2012 carried out morphometric analysis for kabini river basin and morphometric analysis is used as a tool for prioritization of sub watershed in the basin.
Morphometric parameters of the calabar river 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. Morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin download here. Abstract morphological characteristics of river basins are assessed widely by means of morphometric analysis which is a mathematical quantification of different aspects of river basins. Pdf morphometric analysis of morar river basin, madhya pradesh. The study of morphometry analysis were initiated by horton 4 5 and schumm 6 in the field of hydrology and are widely used by hydrologist and geomorphologist till date to study the spatial variability in the river basin. Pdf morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using.
The delineation of drainage network is possible either physically from topographic sheets or with the help data of digital elevation model dem by methods for calculation techniques. The study of basin morphometry relates basin and stream network geometries to the transmission of water and sediment through the basin. Morphometric analysis of gostani river basin in andhra. Pdf hydrogeological mapping and drainage analysis can form an important tool for groundwater development. Data for this study were obtained from topographic map which were subject to field confirmation. It is also well observed that remote sensing satellite data is emerging as the most effective, time saving and accurate technique for morphometric analysis of a basin.
The simplest of drainage basin parameters are those that summarize spatial characteristics. The watershed of the mhadei river is an integral part of the mandovi river basin fig. To understand the drainage basin dynamics and their usefulness in watershed prioritisation and management in terms of soil erosion studies and groundwater potential assessment and flood hazard risk reduction in mountainous rivers, morphometric analysis of a himalayan river supin river basin has been taken as a case study. A drainage morphometric analysis of nagavathi watershed in dharmapuri district has been chosen for the present study. Introduction morphometry analysis is the measurement and mathematical analysis of the configuration of the earths surface. Formulas for right circular cones have been fitted to the configurations of alluvial fans. Basin is highly undulating terrain and needs protection to control deterioration of natural resources such as soil and water.
The morphometric analysis of the drainage basin and channel network play a vital role in understanding the geohydrological behavior of drainage basin and expresses the prevailing climate, geology, geomorphology, structural. Geomorphology is the science of origin and evolution of topographic features or. Morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin by idagamble issuu. Morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin rajesh kumar mahato term paper geography earth science physical geography, geomorphology, environmental studies publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. The upper cross river basin ucrb is located in southeastern nigeria and western cameroon. Quantitative morphometric analysis of a watershed of yamuna. A gisbased approach in drainage morphometric analysis of. Geographical information systembased morphometric analysis. Morphometric analysis of suketi river basin, himachal himalaya, india.
Morphometric analysis of venna river basin using geospatial tool. It is identified as calculating the arrangement of a stream in the hierarchy of streams and tributaries 26. Morphometric analysis of kadvi river basin, maharashtra. A morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri river basin. The basin morphometric parameters such as linear and aerial aspects of the river basin were determined and comput ed. 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. Jun 15, 20 morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin download here. Pdf in this study an attempt has been made to understand the morphometric characteristics of the pargi river basin with an aim to compute the. There were 223 streams with a total stream length of 516. Sapahi river is a very small tributary of river swarnrekha river system.
A morphometric analysis of linear aspects of usri river basin avijit guray, mandira ghosh abstract the usri river basin is a portion of the chotonagpur highland in the district of giridih of the bihar province in india. Basin morphometry is an important means of understanding a drainage basin using mathematically derived parameters. Morphometric analysis of kadvi river basin, maharashtra using geospatial techniques article pdf available in current world environment 123 december 2017 with 273 reads how we measure reads. Drainage basin morphometric analysis of galagu valley. Because drainage basins are discrete landforms suitable for statistical, comparative, and analytical analyses. The study examined the morphometric parameters of the calabar river basin with emphasis on its implication for hydrologic processes. The result revealed that the basin area was 1 514km2. This technique is found relevant for the extraction of. The significance of morphometric analysis to understand the. In the present work a comprehensive quantitative analysis has been carried out for the hindon river basin based on earth observation data sets and gis techniques. Quantitative evaluations of drainage basins are providing the important data base for.
Pdf the basic concept to study morphometric analysis of. The drainage basin analysis is important in any hydrological. Magesh n s, 20 used geoinformatics for extraction of river basin and carried out morphometric analysis for that extracted river basin. Stream ordering method was first invented by horton 27 in 1945, but later on in 1952 strahler 28 has modified stream ordering method and published it. Morphometric analysis of ghaghara river basin, india, using srtm data and gis article pdf available in journal of the geological society of india 952. Pdf morphometric analysis of dhaneri watershed, gambhar river.
The upper cross river basin lies within nigeria and cameroon, between longitudes 733. It describes the basin geometry quantitatively and analyse the geology, geomorphology, slope, rock hardness and other structural controls of drainage basin strahler, 1964. In the present study, morphometric analyses of the neyyar river basin, southern kerala, india is examined using a drainage map, topography models and satellite imagery. Morphometric characterization of yamuna river basin around. The quantitative analysis of morphometric parameters is given in table1 and the results summarized given in table2. Pdf morphometric analysis of kadvi river basin, maharashtra. Morphometric analysis, watershed prioritization, dhaneri watershed, gambhar river basin, himachal pradesh, india. Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical information system.
Morphometric analysis of kala oya river basin, sri lanka. Pdf a comprehensive watershed development plan generally begins with a thorough understanding morphometry of the river basin. Morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin by idagamble. Morphometric analysis of chel river basin, west bengal, india, using geographic information system. Morphometric analysis of kadvi river basin, maharashtra using. Morphometric analysis, linear aspect, areal aspect, relief aspect. Pdf morphometric analysis of drainage basin through gis. Morphometric analysis of chel river basin, west bengal, india. Cross river originates from cameroon, flows through nigeria and drains into the atlantic ocean. Article pdf available february 2014 with 3,586 reads.
The area is occupied by 96% khondalite group quartzfeldspargarnetsillimanitegneiss of rocks. Morphometric analysis based on gisapproach for major sub. 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. Pdf morphometric analysis of ghaghara river basin, india.
Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical. The study indicates that analysis of morphometric parameters with the help of geographic information system gis would prove a viable method of characterizing the hydrological response behaviour of the watershed. Morphometric analysis of sapahi river basin publish your. Morphometric analysis of river basins using gis and. Morphometry governs the dynamics of a drainage basin. The basic concept to study morphometric analysis of river. A morphometric analysis using geographic information system and remote sensing tools was performed to study the agua negra. An assessment of varuna river basin of india was performed to study the various drainage parameters in gis platform. Pdf morphometric analysis of jiya dhol river basin. A number of morphometric analysis have been carried out by using the rs and gis in different watersheds as well as in various river basin and sub basin. Morphometric analysis of morar river basin, madhya pradesh. This is the most common technique in basin analysis, as morphometry form an ideal areal unit for interpretation and analysis.
The remote sensing data associated with gis has prove to be a powerful tool in the morphometric analysis of the watersheds of river basin 3, 4 and 5. The first step of morphometric analysis of the river basin is to get the stream order. Geospatial tools, such as remote sensing and gis, are utilized for the extraction of watershed and its drainage networks. Morphometric analyses of neyyar river basin, southern kerala. Pdf drainage morphometric analysis and water resource. Morphometric analysis of katra watershed of eastern ghats. Geospatial approach for quantitative drainage morphometric. The morphometric analysis studies the basin processes and basin characteristic and describes the history of the river basin. Wherein, rivers are generally controlled by geological nature of basin and its platform which equally influences on channel slope and demonstrates erosional and depositional signs of the river 3. Quantitative morphometric analysis facilitates understanding of the drainage development, surface runoff generation, infiltration capacity of the ground and groundwater potential. Morphometric analysis of kakoi river watershed for study of. Lama and maiti 6 stream length l u the total length of individual stream segments of each order is the stream length of that. Its just 15 km far away from main capital and functional region. In the present study, kala oya river basin of sri lanka was morphometrically analyzed to assess its flood characteristics.