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A GIS-based Approach in Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Sai River Basin, Uttar Pradesh, India

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This study focuses on hydrogeological processes and subsurface geological activities. The basin area measured is 11,161 km2 with NW-SE sloping trend. Sinuosity Index is 2.7 which show meandering nature. The drainage density, stream frequency and drainage intensity values were 0.62 km−1, 0.23km−1 and 0.37 respectively which implies that low surface runoff, high permeable alluvium, high infiltration rate, easily erodible alluvium and low relief. Mean Bifurcation ratio of 5.11 indicates that the basin is structurally controlled. Stream length ratio shows mature stage of erosion and low runoff. The basin is found to be significantly elongated circularity ratio, elongation ratio, form factor, shape index and shape factor is 0.07, 0.33, 0.09, 4.28 and 11.61 respectively. Drainage texture of 0.15 (km−1) suggest the smooth topography and high drainage density. Relief ratio is 0.23, low surface run-off, low erosion, and gentle slope. The constant of channel maintenance, length of overland flow, ruggedness number is 1.60, 0.80, 0.05 respectively, conclude the gentle slope, low surface runoff, high infiltration rate, least erodible and high permeability. The Rho coefficient of 0.11 shows the low capacity of water. The basin relief is 84 and relief ratio is 0.23 m indicating low run-off and low erosion. Hypsometric curve and integral show that the river is having intermediate stage of incision and erosion, Asymmetric factor, drainage basin shape, presence of high escarpment zones, fall displacement and uplifted barrier occur in the path of the channel identified in the transverse profile, longitudinal profiles due to intra-basinal sub-surface tectonic activity.

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Authors are thankful to Department of Geology, University of Lucknow for providing the working facilities. Pawan Kumar Gautam gratefully acknowledged to the UGC RGNF Fellowship SRF (RGNF-2017-18-SC-UTT-34263) for pursuing Ph.D Degree at University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dhirendra Kumar is thankful to (PDFSS-2015-17-UTT-10685), and Anoop Kumar Singh to D.S. Kothari PDF UGC (4-2/2006 (BSR)/ES/17-18/0008) for financial support.

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Gautam, P.K., Singh, D.S., Kumar, D. et al. A GIS-based Approach in Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Sai River Basin, Uttar Pradesh, India. J Geol Soc India 95, 366–376 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1445-9

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