Presentation on natural factors

affecting drainage density

*Natural factors affecting

drainage density are as follows

-climate
-surface nature
-vegetation cover
-relief

Drainage density is greater in

humid regions than in arid
regions; it would approach zero
in flat, sandy desert regions and
would approach a maximum in
steep, rocky, humid regions.
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Presentation on how to calculate
drainage density
Drainage Density is the total
length of all the streams and
Rivers in a Drainage basin
divided by the total area of the
drainage basin.

*Here's some stuff you might

want to know*

*Question*: What is drainage

density formula?
*Answer*: A mathematical model
for this system, which was
developed by C. E. Jacob, can
be expressed in the equation T=
WD~2/8h0t in which T is
transmissibility, W is recharge, D
is drainage density, and h0 is the
height of the water table at the
water table divide.

*Question*: What factors

determine
drainage density?
*Answer*: These factors include
climate, topography, soil
infiltration capacity, vegetation,
and geology.

*Question*: How do you interpret

drainage density?
*Answer*: According to the
equations, a basin with high
drainage density, the contribution
of surface runoff to stream
discharge will be high, while that
from baseflow will be low.

Conversely, a stream in a low

drainage density system will
have a larger contribution from
baseflow and a smaller
contribution from overland flow.