Slope analysis and slope development of a drainage basin- A case of Somb river in lower Shiwalik hills, India
Keywords:
Slope, Slope Development, Area Slope Curve, Slope Ogive, Altimetric Frequency GraphAbstract
Slope has been considered as a fundamental element of landscape feature, which prevails all over the earth’s surface. As a result, it has received the utmost attention not only of geomorphologists but also for geologists, hydrologists and planners. It has rightly been marked that no other theme in geomorphology has been discussed, so exhaustively and deeply, as slope. In the present study, slope of the Somb river basin has been evaluated by Wentworth’s method. Five major categories of slope viz. Level, Gentle, Moderate, Moderate steep and Steep have been identified in the area. The northern and eastern parts of the watershed have uneven slope, which show the altitudinal and structural variations of the area. The level slope has been observed in more than 60 per cent area of the watershed.
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