Geomorphology and Morphometry of the Uttar Mand River Basin, Satara District, Maharashtra, India

• Published in: Bulletin of pure & applied sciences. Sec. F, Geology Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 168 - 186
• Main Authors: Gaikwad, M R, Kulkarni, D D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2024
• ISSN: 0970-4639; 2320-3234
• DOI: 10.48165/bpas.2023.42F.2.1

In the present investigation various morphometric parameters of the Uttar Mand river basin are outlined. The  Survey of India Toposheet numbers 47 G/15, 47 K/3 on the scale of 1: 50,000 were used for the present study.  Stream ordering method as suggested by the Strahler has been employed. According to morphometric analysis of the  Uttar Mand river basin, it is a fifth-order basin that is transitioning from an early mature to an older stage of the  fluvial geomorphic cycle. The drainage pattern of the basin is dendritic in nature. A particular order's mean channel  segment length is more than the next lower order but less than the next higher order. The relationship between  stream order and mean stream length provides a group of points that lie roughly along a curve line, indicating that  the area is not subject to severe structural influence.