Abstract

DRAINAGE DENSITY OF REWA PLATEAU (M.P.) INDIA (A GEOGRAPHICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC-STREAM ANALYSIS)

Dr. Praveen Andrew Majeed*

ABSTRACT

Drainage density is one of the important elements which reflect the area and relief aspects of the drainage basin as well as terrain as a whole of the region. This element is very significant in the study of MORPHOMETRIC STREAM ANALYSIS of drainage basin and terrain characteristics, because these elements are related to the dynamic nature of the network of the stream segments and the area of basin (Singh S.1976, p.21).The increase or decrease of slope corresponds to increase or decrease in drainage density, stream frequency, whereas increase in slope corresponds to increase in fine texture and gentle slope to coarse texture.

Keywords: Morphometric, frequency, texture, gradient.