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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1 KALPAKKA
INTRODUCTION
DRAINAGE : The river system of an area is called
drainage. The area
drained by a single river system is called the drainage
basin
DRAINAGE PATTERN
a) Dendritic Drainage Pattern : When the river channel
follows the slope of the terrain , it forms Dendritic
drainage pattern.
b) Trellis Drainage Pattern: When the river is joined by
its tributaries at right angles, the river forms Trellis
drainage pattern.
c) Rectangular Drainage Pattern : When rocks are
strongly joined , they form rectangular pattern.
d) Radial Drainage Pattern :When the streams flow in
different directions from a central peak , a radial
pattern is developed
Peninsular
Rivers
Most of the
Peninsular Rivers
are Nonperennial.
They have
shorter and
shallower
courses.
THE HIMALAYAN
RIVERS
The major Himalayan rivers are
The Indus
The Ganga
The Brahmaputra
Now we shall see about these
rivers in detail in the following
slides.
THE
GANG
A
.
The first town she reaches on leaving the mountains is
Rishikesh. At this point she is wider and slower. She
becomes a real river, no more the turbulent stream
that flows through canyons and ravines
THE
BRAHMAPUTR
A
Most of the
major rivers of
the Peninsula
such as the
Mahanadi , the
Godavari , the
Krishna and the
Kaveri drain into
the Bay of the
Bengal. Let us
see some of the
rivers detail.
THE
NARMAD
A BASIN
THE
KAVERI
BASIN
River Kaveri The Ganga
Of
South India
INDIA RIVERS
LAKES
DAL LAKE
CHILIKA LAKE
situated on the
east coast of
Orissa. It is
largest brackish
salt water lagoon
in Asia. Chilka
Lake is the
popular
destination for
the Eco tourism.
The lake receives
direct water
supply from the
Mahanadi river.
The lake holds
the rich flora and
fauna and is the
famous birding
site in India.
INDIA LAKES
Irrigation
Navigation
Hydro power
RIVER POLLUTION
THE
END