Geomorphology and Morphometry of the Uttar Mand River Basin, Satara District, Maharashtra, India
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Geomorphology and Morphometry of the Uttar Mand River Basin, Satara District, Maharashtra, India
1Gaikwad M.R.* and 2Kulkarni D.D.
| Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences
Geology (Geological Science), Vol.42F, No.2, July-December 2023: P.168-186 |
| Original Research Article |
Description
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Geomorphology and Morphometry of the Uttar Mand River Basin, Satara District, Maharashtra, India
1Gaikwad M.R.* and 2Kulkarni D.D.
| Author’s Affiliations:
1Department of Geology, G.B. Tatha Tatyasaheb Khare Commerce, Parvatibai Gurupad Dhere Art’s and Shri. Mahesh Janardan Bhosale Science College, Guhagar Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415703, India 2School of Earth Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur, Maharashtra – 413255, India
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| *Corresponding Author: Gaikwad M.R., Department of Geology, G.B. Tatha Tatyasaheb Khare Commerce, Parvatibai Gurupad Dhere Art’s and Shri. Mahesh Janardan Bhosale Science College, Guhagar Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415703, India
E mail: prof.mrgaikwad@gmail.com
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| (Received on 02.12.2022, Revised on 13.08.2023, Approved on 02.09.2023, Accepted on 06.09.2023, Published on 15.12.2023)
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Abstract
Abstract:
In the present investigation various morphometric parameters of the Uttar Mand river basin are outlined. The Survey of India Toposheet numbers 47 G/15, 47 K/3 on the scale of 1: 50,000 were used for the present study. Stream ordering method as suggested by the Strahler has been employed. According to morphometric analysis of the Uttar Mand river basin, it is a fifth-order basin that is transitioning from an early mature to an older stage of the fluvial geomorphic cycle. The drainage pattern of the basin is dendritic in nature. A particular order's mean channel segment length is more than the next lower order but less than the next higher order. The relationship between stream order and mean stream length provides a group of points that lie roughly along a curve line, indicating that the area is not subject to severe structural influence.
Keywords: Uttar Mand River Basin, Morphometric Parameters, Geomorphology, watershed management, Satara District
