Morphometric Analysis of the Seonath Basin Using GIS for Watershed Evaluation in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, India

Morphometric Analysis of the Seonath Basin Using GIS for Watershed Evaluation in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, India | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Morphometric Analysis of the Seonath Basin Using GIS for Watershed Evaluation in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, India Teena Kuhade, Divyanshu Singh, Vishwajeet Kumar, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Rajput This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7768077/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 16 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Geographic information system has proven a powerful tool to store, analyze and visualize spatial data. It is also an effective tool for drainage network analysis and estimation of groundwater potentiality in watersheds. Morphometric analysis of drainage networks or basin helps us know about its Linear, Aerial and Relief parameters. This research deals with the morphometrical study of the Seonath Basin, situated in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India. The location of Rajnandgaon is 20° 16' N to 22° 41' N latitude and 80° 25' E to 82° 35' E longitude. This study involves estimation of various parameters, Linear parameters such as stream order, stream length, mean stream length, stream length ratio and bifurcation ratio; Arial parameters such as drainage density, stream frequency, circularity ratio, bifurcation ratio and form factor; and Relief parameters such as absolute relief, relative relief and dissection index. This analysis divides the Seonath basin into three sub watersheds and those three sub watersheds are evaluated for various parameters independently. A total of 1456 streams were mapped under the major watershed, comprising 643 streams segments in the 1 st watershed: 510 stream segments in the 2 nd watershed and 303 stream segments in the 3 rd watershed. Estimated overall drainage density of the major watershed is 1.43 km/km², which is a sign of moderate infiltration capacity and drainage efficiency. The outcome of this study provides valuable information about sustainable watershed development and management strategies in this region. geographic information system morphometric analysis linear parameters aerial parameters and relief parameters Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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It is also an effective tool for drainage network analysis and estimation of groundwater potentiality in watersheds. Morphometric analysis of drainage networks or basin helps us know about its Linear, Aerial and Relief parameters. This research deals with the morphometrical study of the Seonath Basin, situated in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India. \u0026nbsp;The location of Rajnandgaon is 20° 16' N to 22° 41' N latitude and 80° 25' E to 82° 35' E longitude.\u0026nbsp;This study involves estimation of various parameters, Linear parameters such as stream order, stream length, mean stream length, stream length ratio and bifurcation ratio; Arial parameters such as drainage density, stream frequency, circularity ratio, bifurcation ratio and form factor; and Relief parameters such as absolute relief, relative relief and dissection index. This analysis divides the Seonath basin into three sub watersheds and those three sub watersheds are evaluated for various parameters independently. A total of 1456 streams were mapped under the major watershed, comprising 643 streams segments in the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e watershed: 510 stream segments in the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c/sup\u003e watershed and 303 stream segments in the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c/sup\u003e watershed. Estimated overall drainage density of the major watershed is 1.43 km/km², which is a sign of moderate infiltration capacity and drainage efficiency. 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