1Department of Farm Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Department of Soil & Water Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, J.N.K.V.V., Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: snehildubey002@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9552-3733)
Online published on 22 October, 2020.
Morphometric analysis and thereby prioritization of watersheds have gained significant importance in land and water resources management. In this study an attempt has been made to prioritize sub watersheds based on morphometric analysis using geospatial techniques in Umar Nala watershed of Narsinghpur district, of Madhya Pradesh. Morphometric parameters, considered for the present study are stream frequency (Sf), drainage density (Dd), texture ratio (T), elongation ratio (Re), circulatory ratio (Rc), form factor (Rf), bifurcation ratio (Rb) and relief ratio (Rh). These parameters were estimated for each subwatershed then ranks were assigned for prioritization of sub-watersheds on the basis of value/relationship to arrive at a computed value for final ranking of the sub-watersheds. On the basis of morphometric parameters determined in GIS environment and then applying standard formulae prioritization among seventeen sub watersheds of Umar Nala, sub watershed no 10 is on top priority among seventeen sub watersheds for further soil and water conservations measures to be taken in the watershed.
• This study conducted in Umar Nala watershed of Narsinghpur, district of Madhya Pradesh, India to prioritize sub-watersheds based on morphometric analysis using geospatial techniques.
• In this study, we employed seventeen sub watersheds of Umar Nala, and found which watershed urgently requires soil and water conservation measures.
GIS, Morphometric Analysis, Prioritization, Watershed
