Hypsometric Analysis Using Geographical Information System of Gour River Watershed, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shailesh Kumar Sharma 1 , Sarita Gajbhiye Meshram 2,3 * , Rupesh Jairam Patil 4 and Sanjay Tignath 5
1
Department of Soil and Water Engineering,
JNKVV,
College of Agricultural Engineering JNKVV,
Jabalpur,
M.P.
India
2
Department of Water Resources Development and Management,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee,
247667
Uttarakhand
India
3
K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies,
University of Allahabad,
Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh
India
4
Department of Engineering,
Schofield Centre,
University of Cambridge,
United Kingdom
5
Department of Geology,
Government Science College,
Jabalpur,
M.P
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.07
Hypsometric analysis of drainage basins reveals the geological stage of watershed and is a measure of its maturity, indicating the susceptibility of the watershed to erosion. In the present study sub watersheds of Khurji Nala and Dala Nala watersheds which are tributaries of GourRiver located in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh was considered as the case study area. The watersheds were delineated into sub watersheds and hypsometric analysis was carried out for all of them using the digital contour map, which was generated using Arc GIS. The hypsometric integral values of Khurji Nala and Dala Nala sub watersheds reveals that sub watershed 2 of Khurji Nala and sub watershed 7 of Dala Nala watershed should be given top priority for soil and water conservation.
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Sharma S. K, Meshram S. G, Patil R. J, Tignath S. Hypsometric Analysis Using Geographical Information System of Gour River Watershed, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.07
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Sharma S. K, Meshram S. G, Patil R. J, Tignath S. Hypsometric Analysis Using Geographical Information System of Gour River Watershed, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(1). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=13972
