Hypsometric Analysis Using Geographical Information System of Gour River Watershed, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shailesh Kumar Sharma1, Sarita Gajbhiye Meshram2,3*, Rupesh Jairam Patil4and Sanjay Tignath5
1Department of Soil and Water Engineering, JNKVV, College of Agricultural Engineering JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. India
2Department of Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 247667 Uttarakhand India
3K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh India
4Department of Engineering, Schofield Centre, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
5地质系、政府科学学院,Jabalpur, M.P India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.07
Hypsometric analysis of drainage basins reveals the geological stage of watershed and is a measure of its maturity, indicating the susceptibility of the watershed to erosion. In the present study sub watersheds of Khurji Nala and Dala Nala watersheds which are tributaries of GourRiver located in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh was considered as the case study area. The watersheds were delineated into sub watersheds and hypsometric analysis was carried out for all of them using the digital contour map, which was generated using Arc GIS. The hypsometric integral values of Khurji Nala and Dala Nala sub watersheds reveals that sub watershed 2 of Khurji Nala and sub watershed 7 of Dala Nala watershed should be given top priority for soil and water conservation.
Hypsometric analysis; Watershed; GIS
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Sharma S. K, Meshram S. G, Patil R. J, Tignath S. Hypsometric Analysis Using Geographical Information System of Gour River Watershed, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.07
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