Abstract
The study area is one of the watersheds of North Pennar basin, covering an area of 570 km2 in Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district. The watershed has been subdivided into nine sub-watersheds namely Dalavayihalli, Maddalenahalli, Talamaradahalli, Puluvalli tank, Nagalamadike, Gowdatimmanahalli, Naliganahalli, Devadabetta and Byadanur. These nine sub-watersheds have been evaluated to delineate groundwater potential zones based on the characteristics of geomorphic units together with slope, geology, lineaments, borewell data using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. Slope varies from nearly level (0–1%) to very steep (>35%). The different geomorphic units in each sub-watershed consist of denudational hills, residual hills, inselbergs, pediment inselberg complex, pediments, shallow weathered pediplains, moderately weathered pediplains and valley fills. The lineament map for each sub-watershed has been prepared and the trends were analysed with rose diagrams. The analysis of borewell locations and their yield data in association with lineaments at subwatersheds level reveals that the lineaments are acting as a pathway for groundwater movement. The integrated map comprising groundwater potential zones prepared by “Union” function using GIS indicate that valley fills and moderately weathered pediplains are very good to good, shallow weathered pediplains are good to moderate, pediment inselberg complex and pediments are moderate to poor and denudational hills, residual hills and inselbergs are poor to very poor groundwater prospect zones.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
AIS and LUS (1990). Watershed atlas of India, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation. All India Soil and Land Use Survey, IARI Campus, New Delhi.
Chaterjee, R.S. and Bhattacharya, A.K. (1995). Delineation of the drainage pattern of a coal basin related inference using satellite remote sensing techniques.Asia Pacific Rem.Sen. J.,1:107–114.
Gupta, A.K. and Ganesh Raj, K. (1992). Correlation of borewell data with imagery interpreted ground water prospective zone maps. Bhujal News.Quarterly J. of CGWB, 2(1): 10–16.
Gupta, R.P. (2003). Remote Sensing Geology. Second Edition, Springe, pp.431–494.
GSI (1981). Geological and Mineralogical Map of Karnataka and Goa, Geological Survey of India.
Jean-Francois Moyen, Mudlappa Jayananda, Anne Nedelec and Herve Martin (2003). From the Roots to the Roof of a Granite: the Closepet Granite of South India.J. Geol. Soc. of India,62: 753–768.
Khan, M.A. and Moharana, P.C. (2002). Use of remote sensing and Geographical Information System in the delineation and characterization of ground water prospect zones.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,31(3): 131–141.
Krishnamurthy, J. and Srinivas, G. (1995). Role of geological and geomorphological features in groundwater exploration: a study using IRS LISS data.Int. J. Remote Sensing,16(14): 2595–2618.
Krishnamurthy, J., Venkatesa Kumar, N., Jayaraman, V. and Manivel, M. (1996). An approach to demarcate groundwater potential zones through remote sensing and geographical information system.Int. J. Remote Sensing,17(10): 1867–1884.
NRSA (1995). Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development Technical Guidelines, National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Government of India, Hyderabad.
NRSA (2000). Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission Technical Guidelines for preparation of groundwater prospects maps. National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Government of India, Hyderabad.
Srivastava, P.K. and Bhattacharya, A.K. (2000). Delineation of Ground Water Potential Zones in a Hard Rock Terrain of Bargarh District, Orissa Using IRS Data.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,28(2&3): 129–140.
Ramachandra Reddy, PR. and Rangaswamy, C.Y. (1989). Groundwater Resources of Pavagada Taluk, Tumkur District. Groundwater Studies No. 240. Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.
Ravindran, K.V. and Jeyaram, A. (1997). Groundwater prospects of Shahbad Tehsil, Baran District, Eastern Rajasthan: A Remote Sensing Approach.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,25(4): 239–246.
Sankar, K. (2002). Evaluation of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Remote Sensing Data In Upper Vaigai River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,30(3): 119–129.
Sankar, K., Jegatheesan, M.S. and Basasubramanian, A. (1996). Geoelectrical Resistivity Studies in the Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.J. Applied Hydrology,9(1&2): 83–90.
Sarkar, B.C., Deota, B.S., Raju, P.L.N. and Jugran, D.K. (2001). A Geographic Information System Approach to Evaluation of Groundwater Potentiality of Shamri Micro-Watershed in the Shimla Taluk, Himachal Pradesh.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,29(3): 151–164.
Saraf, A.K. and Choudhury, PR. (1998). Integrated remote sensing and GIS for groundwater exploration and identification of artificial recharge sites.Int. J. Remote Sensing,19(10): 1825–1841.
Srinivasa Vittala, S. Govindaiah, S. and Honne Gowda, H. (2004). Morphometric Analysis of Sub-watersheds in the Pavagada Area of Tumkur District, South India Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,32(4): 351–362.
Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. (2002). Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. John Wiley and Sons (ASIA) Pvt. Ltd, Singapore.
Thornbury, W.D. (1990). Principle of Geomorphology. Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 594p.
Tiwari, A. and Rai, B. (1996). Hydrogeomorphological mapping for groundwater prospecting using Landsat MSS images- A case study of part of Dhanbad district.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,24(4): 281–285.
Venkateshwara Rao, B. (1998). Hydromorphogeological Investigations in a Typical Khondalitic Terrain Using Remote Sensing Data.J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing,26(1&2): 77–93.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
About this article
Cite this article
Vittala, S.S., Govindaiah, S. & Gowda, H.H. Evaluation of groundwater potential zones in the sub-watersheds of north pennar river basin around Pavagada, Karnataka, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 33, 483–493 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990733
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990733