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DRAINAGE PATTERN OF INDIA -PART 2

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INDIA RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES These rivers have small catchment basins and small areas . these have less erosional activity because of less graded valley receives water from monsoon rainfall and they flow in rainy seasons .they are seasonal rivers they flow through oldest plateaus of world having hard rock surface of non-alluvial character …

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DRAINAGE PATTERN OF INDIA -PART 1

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Himalayan drainage system of india area Drained by a single river system is called drainage basin or river basin HIMALAYAN RIVERS: LARGE BASINS INTENSIVE EROSIONAL ACTIVITY MEANDERING TENDENCY PERENNIAL FLOW PATTERN derived from rainfall and snowmelt PENINSULAR RIVERS: Little erosional activity seasonal flow pattern as their flow is mainly dependent upon rainfall they have straight …

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