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Research Paper | Geography | India | Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015 | Popularity: 6.7 / 10
Drainage and Floods in the Subarnarekha Basin in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India ? A Study in Applied Geomorphology
Kishordandapat, Gopal Krishna Panda
Abstract: The removal of excess water either from the ground surface or from the rootzone is called drainage. In the monsoon period most of the drainage or rivers exceed their normal channel capacity attaining the flood stage and frequently overflows their banks causing great havoc to the life and property of the people. Drainage density, drainage frequencies with relation to morphological and hydrological characteristics of the respected river basin are important factors for flood. To asses those relationship a flood seasonality analysis of annual peak flood series for Subarnarekha basin in paschim medinipur district, West Bengal.
Keywords: Morphology, Run-off Morphology, River Basin, Peak Flood, Drainage Density
Edition: Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015
Pages: 791 - 797
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