Morphometric analysis of Kunderu river basin, Kurnool district, A.P, India for watershed management

Morphometric analysis has been carried out to assess the drainage characteristics of Kunderu river basin of India. The basin is mostly dendritic to subdendritic in nature. Bifurcation ratio of successive orders has shown a gradual decrease from one order to next and this is attributed to differences in rock types and stage of development. The high values for lower stream orders indicate that the lower streams are mostly found in mountainous and highly dissected areas and the low bifurcation ratio approaching a value of in higher order streams indicates the flow of these streams in a flat to rolling terrain. The drainage density ranged from 0.54 to 0.76 and stream frequencies ranged from 0.09 to 0.23 in Kunderu river sub-basins. The drainage density and drainage frequency are low, which indicate a higher recharge of groundwater and a higher transmissibity of aquifers. The low drainage density ranged from 0.54 to 0.76 for sub-basins and low stream frequencies ranged from 0.09 to 0.23 in Kunderu river sub-basins, indicating a higher recharge of groundwater.