Morphometric Analysis of Sitamou Area, Mandsaur District, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

The morphometric analysis  of the Chambal River Basin of Sitamou area located in Mandsour district of Madhya Pradesh,India, has been conducted. The morphometric analysis of a part of Chambal River drainage basin covering an area of 309.48 km² in Sitamou block has been conducted based on Survey of India toposheet No 46 M/5 on 1:50,000 scale. The drainage basin is divided into four A, B, C and D sub -basins. The quantitative morphometric analysis has been carried out for linear, areal and relief parameters denote a moderately good variation range and their importance has been discussed. The inter-relationship between morphometric parameters such as number of streams and stream order and length of stream and stream orders have been illustrated. An attempt has been made using geomorphic evidence to delineate the groundwater potential sites within the vicinity of  Chambal River Basin, Sitamou area.