Geospatial Approach for Quantitative Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Varuna River Basin, India

Kumar, Praveen; Singh, Prafull; Mishra, Varun Narayan; Singh, A.; Sajan, Bhartendu; Shahi, Arjun Pratap

doi:10.2478/jlecol-2019-0007

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“…Value of Elongation Ratio of a basin lies in the range of 0.6 to 1 [33]. Elongation Ratio index signifies the watershed slope as circular for a value ranging between 0.9 -0.10, oval for a value ranging between 0.8 -0.9, less elongated for a value ranging between 0.7 -0.8, elongated for a value ranging between 0.5 -0.7 and more elongated for a value < 0.5 [34]. Elongation Ratio calculated for the present study area is 0.7 (Table 2), which indicates that the basin is less elongated.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…5) Texture Ratio (Dt)-Texture ratio is of a drainage basin is calculated by dividing the first order stream counts to the perimeter of the basin [34]. For the present study area, the drainage texture ratio is calculated as 3.23 (Table 2) which would be categorized as moderated and confined in nature.…”

Section: Areal Aspectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…12) Drainage Intensity (Di)-Drainage intensity is calculated by dividing the stream frequency by basin drainage density [34]. Calculated value for Drainage intensity is 0.91 (Table 2) for Dhund river basin.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Drainage Basin Characteristics of Dhund River Basin, Eastern Rajasthan India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Mazahir¹,

Javed²,

Khanday³

2022

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Morphometric analysis is mathematical evaluation and measurement of the earth's shape, surface and its landform's dimension. Morphometric analysis of Dhund river basin in Jaipur district of Rajasthan India has been carried out to evaluate various morphometric parameters following the linear, areal and relief aspects. The drainage basin, which covers a total area of about 1828 km 2 lies in eastern part of the district with maximum and minimum elevation of 603 m and 214 m respectively. Morphotectonic parameters like Hypsometric Integral, Sinuosity index and Asymmetry Factor have also been computed to identify the tectonic characteristics of the drainage basin. Primary and secondary data such as SOI topographic map, Cartosat-1 DEM and other relevant data were utilized. ArcGIS software (Arc Map 10.2) was used for georeferencing of topographic maps, delineation of watershed and preparation of DEM, slope and drainage network. The basin is 6th order drainage basin having dendritic pattern of drainage network. A relatively lower mean value of Bifurcation ratio suggests that the drainage basin is formed by uniformed materials. Drainage basin area has little elongated shape and is less prone to floods. Basin has different erosional stages and levels of tectonic activity, Moderate Meandering and unstable setting.

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Section: Areal Aspectmentioning

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Section: Areal Aspectmentioning

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Drainage Basin Characteristics of Dhund River Basin, Eastern Rajasthan India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Mazahir¹,

Javed²,

Khanday³

2022

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“…The Gr is a vital indicator of runoff assessment and slope channel (Rai et al 2020). The Gr value ranges from 0.0017 to 0.0117 and the entire watershed has a Gr value of 0.0063 7).…”

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Morphometric analysis and prioritization of upper Benue River watershed, Northern Nigeria

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The upper Benue River watershed is undergoing remarkable modifications due to man-made and natural phenomena. Hence, an evaluation is required to understand the hydrological process of the watershed for planning and management strategies. This study aimed to assess the morphometric characteristics and prioritize the upper Benue River watershed. The boundary of the watershed and sub-watersheds, as well as stream networks, was extracted from the digital elevation model (DEM) coupled with hydrological and topographic maps. Twenty-eight morphometric parameters under three categories, i.e. linear, areal, and relief aspects were computed and mapped. Findings from the study revealed that the watershed is a seventh stream order system characterized by a dendritic drainage pattern. The result also showed that 4821 streams were extracted with a cumulative length of 30,232.84 km. The hypsometric integral of the watershed was estimated to be 0.22, indicating that it is in the old stage. In the prioritization of the watershed, the morphometric variables were utilized to calculate and classify the compound factor. The result showed that sub-watersheds 12, 16, 18, 24, 26, and 27 were ranked as very high priority for which conservation measures are required to mitigate the risk of flood and erosion. The outcome of this study can be used by decision-makers for sustainable watershed management and planning.

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“…The morphometric study describes basin characters and gives the concept of geological and geomorphic history for the drainage area (Strahler 1964). Literature review shows that morphometric analyses involve evaluation of linear, aerial and relief parameters (Choudhari et al 2018;Farhan et al 2017;Rahaman et al 2015;Singh et al 2014;Meshram and Sharma 2015;Gajbhiye et al 2014;Rai et al 2014Rai et al , 2017aRai et al , b, 2018Rai et al , 2019Magesh et al 2012;Sharma et al 2018).…”

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Watershed prioritization for soil and water conservation aspect using GIS and remote sensing: PCA-based approach at northern elevated tract Bangladesh

2020

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The current study has been derived to understand morphometric parameters to pledge the reduction in the proclaimed drought influence for climate change. Watershed prioritization has been studied using the geographical information system and remote sensing techniques for soil erosion and water preservation measure at Plio-Pleistocene elevated tract in Bangladesh. Secondary data, i.e., SRTM DEM and the topographical sheets, have been used for the drainage network identification. Seventeen watersheds of fifth order and three watersheds of sixth order are selected for the whole study. Sixteen basic morphometric parameters that are categorized as areal, linear and relief aspects have been used for the study area. The study area comprises sixth stream order that has been obtained using a stream threshold value of 100-m length. Morphometric analysis is suitable for water and soil conservation practice where groundwater and relevant data sets are not available. For the categorization and correlation of the morphometric parameters, principal component analysis (PCA) has been used in the present study. PCA analysis is more suitable, well-known and widely used method for its simplicity to choose more influencing parameters (correlated parameters) that are responsible for watershed prioritization. Strongly correlated components (D d , R c , R e and R b) are used for the compound parameter (C p) and final priority (R p) calculation. Low C p value is suitable for water and soil conservation measure. Therefore, the corresponding low C p has been taken as one for final priority ranking (R p) purpose, then second lowest value as two, and so on.

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Geospatial Approach for Quantitative Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Varuna River Basin, India

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Drainage Basin Characteristics of Dhund River Basin, Eastern Rajasthan India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Drainage Basin Characteristics of Dhund River Basin, Eastern Rajasthan India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Morphometric analysis and prioritization of upper Benue River watershed, Northern Nigeria

Watershed prioritization for soil and water conservation aspect using GIS and remote sensing: PCA-based approach at northern elevated tract Bangladesh

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