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Integrating remote sensing and GIS for quantitative analysis of Nag River Basin, Maharashtra, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai 410218, India
  • 2Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai 410218, India
  • 3School of Earth Sciences, SRTM University, Nanded- 431606, Maharashtra, India
  • 4Dr. KSK Geomagnetic Research Laboratory, IIG, Prayagraj 221505, India

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 12, Issue (1), Pages 1-10, February,25 (2024)

Abstract

Morphometric analysis of the extinguishing Nag River Basin, Maharashtra, India, will be a boon for the basin's conservation and sustainable development. Employing SRTM data and GIS tools, this analysis has proven to be a proficient method for extracting the river basin and determining its morphometric parameters, including drainage network, basin geometry analysis, texture and relief analysis etc. The Strahler method has been adapted for stream ordering in Arc GIS 10.3. The resulting extraction processes have unveiled that the river basin is dendritic to sub-dendritic type branching in east-west direction. The Nag River Basin stretch is about 810 square kilometres. Relief analysis has shown that the slopes within the Nag River Basin range from 1.2 to 23 degrees, and these changes in elevation are significantly impacted by the geological and geomorphological features present within the area. Moreover, the basin's mean stream length ratio is 0.55 km, indicating elongated shape with gentle slopes. From this study, it is understood that the development of the Nag River watershed and its streams is governed by the subsurface lithology present there.

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