Analysis of geomorphological character of Machkula watershed (4D5B3) in Bhima lower Sub-basin

Abstract

There has been an intensive search in recent years for suitable strategies to organize and classify the heterogeneous group of catchments that characterize landscape. The focus on testing the value of hydrological signatures is mostly derived from morphometric analysis of the watershed. The study of Machkula watershed (454.41 sq. km) involves its evaluation Interms of slope (0.28%), shape factor (11.04) and circulatory ratio (0.22) which influences the hydrological response. The steeper cross-slopes (0.27% to 3.04%) at its 3rd order network within flatter terrain as it appear at 6th order has greater impact on drainage pattern (2.93 to 4.83) at meso and micro scales of watersheds and derive proportional gravitational influences on runoff generation and sediment transportation. Its shape (11.04) at synoptic level under influence of topographic complexity Potray’s the shapes at 3rd order network (2.31 to 10.34) indicating its varied influence on runoff and sedimentation transport process.