Morphometry of the meghadrigedda watershed, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh using GIS and resourcesat data

Narendra, K.; Rao, K. Nageswara

doi:10.1007/bf02991815

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“…The basin morphometric parameters of the various catchments have been studied by many scientists using conventional (Horton 1945;Smith 1950;Strahler 1957) and remote sensing and GIS methods (Krishnamurthy and Srinivas 1995;Srivastava and Mitra 1995;Agarwal 1998;Biswas et al 1999;Narendra and Nageswara Rao 2006). The fast emerging Geospatial technology (GT) viz.…”

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Assessment of morphometric characteristics of Chakrar watershed in Madhya Pradesh India using geospatial technique

Soni

2016

Appl Water Sci

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The quantitative analysis of the watershed is important for the quantification of the channel network and to understand its geo-hydrological behaviour. Assessment of drainage network and their relative parameters have been quantitatively carried out for the Chakrar watershed of Madhya Pradesh, India, to understand the prevailing geological variation, topographic information and structural setup of the watershed and their interrelationship. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) has been used for the delineation and calculation of the morphometric parameters of the watershed. The Chakrar watershed is sprawled over an area of 415 km 2 with dendritic, parallel and trellis drainage pattern. It is sub-divided into nine sub-watersheds. The study area is designated as sixth-order basin and lower and middle order streams mostly dominate the basin with the drainage density value of 2.46 km/km 2 which exhibits gentle to steep slope terrain, medium dense vegetation, and less permeable with medium precipitation. The mean bifurcation value of the basin is 4.16 and value of nine sub-watersheds varies from 2.83 to 4.44 which reveals drainage networks formed on homogeneous rocks when the influences of geologic structures on the stream network is negligible. Form factor, circularity ratio and elongation ratio indicate an elongated basin shape having less prone to flood, lower erosion and sediment transport capacities. The results from the morphometric assessment of the watershed are important in water resources evaluation and its management and for the selection of recharge structure in the area for future water management.

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Assessment of morphometric characteristics of Chakrar watershed in Madhya Pradesh India using geospatial technique

Soni

2016

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“…Morphometric analysis provides quantitative description of the basin geometry to understand initial slope or inequalities in the rock hardness, structural controls, recent diastrophism, geological and geomorphic history of drainage basin (Strahler, 1964). Many workers have carried out morphometric analysis using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques includes Vittala et al (2004), Chopra et al (2005), Narendra and Nageswararao (2006), Ozdemir and Bird (2009), Thomas et al (2011), Chitra et al (2011), Zende and Nagrajan (2011), and Magesh et al (2012). This study aimed to understand the drainage morphology in upper Ing watershed.…”

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Synthesizing Drainage Morphology of Tectonic Watershed in Upper Ing Watershed (Kwan Phayao Wetland Watershed)

Ket-ord¹,

Tangtham²,

Udomchoke³

2012

MAS

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The study was aimed to synthesize drainage morphology of tectonic watershed in upper Ing Watershed in Phayao province, northern Thailand. The morphometric analysis of 12 sub-watersheds was carried out using Geographic Information System (GIS) software-ArcGIS 9.3 for analysing drainage pattern and calculating the 16 theoretical values of drainage morphometric parameters in 3 aspects including linear aspect, areal aspect and relief aspect. The geologic formation and structure are also overlain on drainage morphological map to determine their influence on drainage patterns. The results showed that most areas were dendritic drainage pattern, while rectangular drainage pattern occurs relative to the direction of the fault. Trellis drainage pattern shown on the northeast of the watershed in Mae Puem sub-watershed which the rock layers bend or tilt in syncline structural geology. The upper Ing watershed was classified as a third to fifth order streams, which controlled by physiographic and structural conditions. The tectonic force formed a graben basin which Kwan Phayao wetland is the lowest area of this graben while the high mountain ranges in the western area. As a result, the river is flowing from western highland to lowland quickly especially in the western sub-watershed, this result affecting low permeability, high discharge of runoff and intensity of erosion processes which the calculated drainage morphometric parameters showed the results according to their appearance. It could be said that the drainage patterns in this area is influenced by tectonic structure rather than geologic formation. This study provided more understanding in drainage morphological characteristics of the upper Ing watershed for planning sustainable management of the Kwan Phayao wetland.

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“…Morphometry is the measurements and mathematical analysis of configuration of the earth's surface, shape and dimension of its landforms (Horton 1945;Strahler 1964). Quantitative measurements on drainages and relief features for morphometric studies have been done using the techniques of remote sensing and GIS in different drainage basins by many workers including Krishnamurthy et al (1996); Singh and Singh (1997); Obi Reddy et al (2002); Nag and Chakraborty (2003); Vijith and Satheesh (2006); Narendra and Rao (2006); Pankaj and Kumar (2009) ;Javed et al (2009) etc. In the present study the remote sensing and GIS techniques have been used to explain the morphotectonics of a terrain in central India which exhibits major difference in landforms patterns around Renukoot, district Sonbhadra, U.P.…”

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Morphotectonics of the Area Around Renukoot, District Sonbhadra, U.P. Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Singh

Srivastava

2011

J Indian Soc Remote Sens

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A part of Precambrian rocks of central India around Renukoot, district Sonbhadra, U.P., exhibits noteworthy differences in morphometric characteristics such as drainage density, mean stream length, bifurcation ratio and stream frequency across Son Narmada South Fault of the Son Narmada Lineament Zone. The Remote Sensing and GIS based present study explains the tectonic evolution of the terrain by dividing the area into two morphotectonic units namely Dudhi Morphotectonic Unit (DMU) and Mahakoshal Morphotectonic Unit (MMU) with the help of a proposed model. The study reveals that the landform features of the rocks of DMU and MMU of the study area are strongly controlled by underlying lithology and structures. The study also reveals different tectonic histories for the units until the last or the fourth phase of deformation dominated by shearing movement.

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Morphometry of the meghadrigedda watershed, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh using GIS and resourcesat data

Cited by 36 publications

References 8 publications

Assessment of morphometric characteristics of Chakrar watershed in Madhya Pradesh India using geospatial technique

Assessment of morphometric characteristics of Chakrar watershed in Madhya Pradesh India using geospatial technique

Synthesizing Drainage Morphology of Tectonic Watershed in Upper Ing Watershed (Kwan Phayao Wetland Watershed)

Morphotectonics of the Area Around Renukoot, District Sonbhadra, U.P. Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

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