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Morphometric Analysis of Damodar River Sub-watershed, Jharkhand, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

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Morphometric analysis is a mathematical examination of the shape and dimension of the earth's surface that illustrates the interrelationship between hydraulic parameters and geomorphologic characteristics of a drainage basin. The present study indicates the effectiveness of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS)-based morphometric analysis of a sub-watershed of Damodar River basin in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India. The sub-watershed and drainage texture of the study area is extracted by ASTER DEM and topographical map in the GIS environment. Morphometric parameters such as stream order, stream length, bifurcation ratio, drainage density, stream frequency, form factor, and circulatory ratio are calculated. The sub-watershed’s total drainage area is 46.71 km2 and shows a dendritic drainage pattern that designates homogeneous lithology, gentle regional slope, and lack of structural control. The study area is designated as the fifth-order basin with a drainage density (Dd) value ranges 9.91 km/km2. An extensive field survey supports the results. Results of the study have immense significance for engineers, managers, and planners for management of soil, water and provide watershed prioritizing management activities in the area.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi to provide all the necessary facilities for carrying out this work.

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  1. Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India

    Akshay Kumar & Akhouri Pramod Krishna

  2. Department of Geoinformatics, School of Natural Resource Management, Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Jharkhand, India

    Anamika Shalini Tirkey

  3. Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India

    Rahul Ratnam

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Kumar, A., Tirkey, A.S., Ratnam, R., Krishna, A.P. (2022). Morphometric Analysis of Damodar River Sub-watershed, Jharkhand, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. In: Rai, P.K., Mishra, V.N., Singh, P. (eds) Geospatial Technology for Landscape and Environmental Management. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7373-3_10

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