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9. Morphological Aspects of the Bakreshwar River Corridor in Western Fringe of Lower Ganga Basin

Authors : Debika Banerji, Priyank Pravin Patel

Published in: Quaternary Geomorphology in India

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The Bakreshwar River flows across south-central Birbhum District in West Bengal from west to east. Along its course, it traverses through varying lithological and physiographic units that influence and alter the morphological character of the river channel‚ its floodplain aspects as well as the human occupancy and use of adjacent riparian tracts. This study uses computed hydraulic parameters of the river along with planform channel images and land use maps to demarcate the river corridor. Within this demarcated river corridor, several terrain and channel attributes are investigated and their interlinkages are highlighted. Stream reach classification after the Rosgen method is done to demarcate morphologically distinct channel stretches and identify those of a similar character.

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Title: Morphological Aspects of the Bakreshwar River Corridor in Western Fringe of Lower Ganga Basin
Authors: Debika Banerji
Priyank Pravin Patel
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Quaternary Geomorphology in India
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-90426-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-90427-6

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90427-6_9