Morphometric analysis is more efficiently used in geomorphology and hydrology to interpret basin hydrologic behaviour since Horton’s period. Morphometric analysis concomitant with time of concentration and runoff coefficient are used in this study for the analysis of hydrologic responses of Sirsa basin. Toposheets-based drainage lines are used in this study; while Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data are used for relief and slope analysis. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data was used to prepare land use/cover map. Some selected morphometric parameters and hydrologic behaviour of the basin as well as its twelve sub-basins were analyzed. The overall analysis of the whole basin indicates low to moderate peak flood. A sub-basin wise analysis indicates that only three higher order downstream sub-basins are flood prone. The study is very useful for watershed prioritization.

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Sub-Basin Scale Hydrologic Response Assessment Through Morphometric Analysis: A Case Study Of Sirsa Basin, Western Himalaya, India.

Pratik Dash*, S. P. Aggarwal**, Narender Verma***
* Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
** Scientist SF, Water Resources Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India.
*** Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaAuthor2 Description
Periodicity:December - February'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.3.1.2151

Abstract

Morphometric analysis is more efficiently used in geomorphology and hydrology to interpret basin hydrologic behaviour since Horton’s period. Morphometric analysis concomitant with time of concentration and runoff coefficient are used in this study for the analysis of hydrologic responses of Sirsa basin. Toposheets-based drainage lines are used in this study; while Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data are used for relief and slope analysis. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data was used to prepare land use/cover map. Some selected morphometric parameters and hydrologic behaviour of the basin as well as its twelve sub-basins were analyzed. The overall analysis of the whole basin indicates low to moderate peak flood. A sub-basin wise analysis indicates that only three higher order downstream sub-basins are flood prone. The study is very useful for watershed prioritization.

Keywords

Morphometric Analysis, Hydrologic Behaviour, Time Of Concentration, Runoff Coefficient, Sirsa Basin.

How to Cite this Article?

Dash, P., Aggarwal, S. P., and Verma, N. (2013). Sub-Basin Scale Hydrologic Response Assessment Through Morphometric Analysis: A Case Study Of Sirsa Basin, Western Himalaya, India. i-manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering, 3(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.3.1.2151

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