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- Title
GIS based morphometric analysis of Yamuna drainage network in parts of Fatehabad area of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Authors
Ansari, Ziaur; Rao, L.; Yusuf, Alia
- Abstract
Remote Sensing and GIS techniques have been proved to be efficient tools in the delineation, updating and morphometric analysis of drainage basin. The present study incorporates a morphometric analysis of three sub-basins of Fatehabad area of Agra district using remote sensing and GIS techniques. The morphometric parameters of the sub-basins are classified under linear, areal and relief aspects. The drainage pattern exhibited by the main river Yamuna and its tributaries shows a dendritic pattern indicating homogenously underlain material while the mean bifurcation ratio values suggest that the geological structures are not disturbing the drainage pattern. The form factor value of sub-basins suggests that the main basin is more or less elongated. Circularity ratio values of the three sub-basins fall within range of elongated basin and low discharge. The area has low density indicating that the region has high permeable sub-soil material and dense vegetation. The values of drainage texture, drainage density and infiltration number indicate that sub-basin-III has the highest infiltration rate and low runoff, hence contributing most to the underground water resources. This study also indicates porous and permeable sub-soil condition in sub-basin-III. The values of sub-basin-I indicate low permeable subsoil material owning to high infiltration number value, hence low infiltration and high runoff.
- Subjects
YAMUNA River (India); UTTAR Pradesh (India); INDIA; MORPHOMETRICS; REMOTE sensing; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; BIFURCATION theory
- Publication
Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2012, Vol 79, Issue 5, p505
- ISSN
0016-7622
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12594-012-0075-2