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Nihal Intership Report Final
Nihal Intership Report Final
Neo-
Summer Internship Project Report Submitted for Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degrees of Master of Science in Geology
By
NIHAL
(Roll No: 19GG05016)
MSc. Geology (Second Semester)
SEOCS, IIT BHUBANESWAR,752050
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr. NIHAL, M.Sc. Geology (First Year), SEOCS, IIT
Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050, has successfully completed summer internship in online mode
during the month of June, 2020 under my supervision.
Variation of channel widths of streams
- . The work is
original and has not been submitted in part or full for any degree or diploma of this or any
other university as per best of my knowledge.
I hereby declare that the summer internship project entitled Variation of channel widths of
Neo- submitted to the
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050, is a record of original work done
by me under the guidance of Dr. Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Department of
Geology, IGMTU-Amarkantak and this project work is submitted in the partial fulfillment of
requirement for the award of degree of master of science in Geology.
This report has not been previously submitted for any Examination / Institutes / Universities.
The information submitted in this report is true and original to the best of my knowledge.
Nihal
MSc-first year (2nd Semester)
SEOCS, IITBBS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor,
Department of Geology, IGNTU-Amarkantak for accompanying and guiding us during the
summer internship project and also arranging the best knowledgeable guidance as a mentor with
Ph.D. scholar Mofid Ali and Sirjan Srivastava.
I am very thankful to Mofid bhaiya and Sirjan bhaiya for their help during the summer internship
project.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Yengkhom Kesorjit Singh, Assistant
Professor, SEOCS, IIT Bhubaneswar for arranging best guide for my summer internship
project.
Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for their constant support and encouragement
throughout my life.
Nihal
MSc-1st year (2nd Semester)
SEOCS, IITBBS
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT: ..............................................................................................................................9
CHAPTER:1 ............................................................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER.2 ............................................................................................................................. 16
CHAPTER:3 ............................................................................................................................. 28
DEFINED.
CHAPTER:4 ............................................................................................................................. 39
4.1 GOOGLE EARTH IMAGE OF ALL RIVERS DIVIDED INTO ZONES: .............................................43
4.2 ARC GIS IMAGE OF ALL RIVERS DIVIDED INTO ZONES.......................................................... 44
CHAPTER 5 ............................................................................................................................. 45
APPENDIX: ............................................................................................................................. 46
REFERENCES: ........................................................................................................................80
List of figure:
Figure 1. Map showing the study area in the Central India Tectonic Zone. The study area is
present towards the son narmada south fault (after Roy & Prasad, 2003). ..................................11
Figure 2. Map showing study area which is in the south side of the Narmada river and present
towards the south side of Son Narmada South Fault. (Naganjaneyulu and Santosh, 2010). ........12
Figure 3. Google Earth image of target rivers present in the Central India Tectonic Zone. ........14
Figure 4. ARC GIS image of target rivers present in the area of Son Narmada South fault. .......15
Figure 5. Temur river divided into zones ...................................................................................28
Figure 6.Width comparison graph of Temur river......................................................................28
Figure 7. Slope comparison graph of Temur river plotted between observed slope and calculated
slope .........................................................................................................................................29
Figure 8.Arc GIS image of temur river divided into three zones. ...............................................30
Figure 9. Google Earth image of Temur river divided into three zones ......................................30
Figure 10.Longitudinal profile of Temur river. ..........................................................................30
Figure 11.Width comparison graph of Dudhi river divided into three zones. .............................. 31
Figure 12. Arc GIS image of Dudhi river divided into three zones. ............................................32
Figure 13.Slope comparison graph Dudhi river divided into three zones ....................................33
Figure 14. Arc Gis image of Dudhi river Divided into zones. ....................................................33
Figure 15. Google Earth image of Dudhi river Divided into zones. ............................................33
Figure 16.Longitudinal profile of Dudhi river............................................................................34
Figure 17.Width comparison graph of Denwa river ...................................................................35
Figure 18.Arc GIS image of Denwa river divided into two zones ..............................................36
Figure 19.Slope comparison graph of Denwa river divided into three zones .............................. 37
Figure 20. Google Earth image of Denwa river divided into three zones ....................................37
Figure 21.Figure 20.Arc GIS image of Denwa river divided into zones .....................................37
Figure 22.Longitudinal profile of Denwa river ..........................................................................38
Figure 23.Width comparison graph of Shakkar river.................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 24.Google Earth image of Shakkar river divided into zones. ...........................................40
Figure 25.Arc GIS image of Shakkar river divided into three zones. ..........................................40
Figure 26.Slope comparison graph of Shakkar river divided into three zones............................. 41
Figure 27.Google Earth image of Shakkar river divided into three zones ...................................42
Figure 28.Arc GIS image of Shakkar river divided into three zones ...........................................42
Figure 29. Longitudinal profile of Shakkar river........................................................................42
Figure 30.Google Earth image all target rivers divided into zones. ............................................43
Figure 31.Arc GIS image of all target rivers divided into zones. ................................................44
List of Tables:
Table 8
ABSTRACT:
The stream power model generally considers the bed rock incision rate as a function of slope of the river
reaches, and river discharge. But field based studies provided ample evidences of the influence of the spatial
changes in rock uplift rate and erodibility on the variation of channel slope and width as well. Considering
width/depth ratio to be constant for a natural river, Finnegan et al., 2005 represented width of drainage as a
function of its discharge and slope as in the following expression:
W=
Based on this model expected width of the rivers flowing across Son-Narmada-South Fault (SNSF), a major
component of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone (CITZ), has been calculated for the actual discharge and slope.
The expected widths of the rivers, for different reaches, were compared with the actual widths, measured from
satellite imageries, to identify the zones of narrower channel width which could be a result of rapid river
incision. The Zone of incision may be the manifestation of neo-tectonic activity leading to rapid uplift or
lithological variation. But, in this case, the effect of climatic variation can easily be ignored, as the climate
cannot vary along the selected drainages which are no longer than 100 km in length. Based on the outcome of
the study, a linear zone parallel to the SNSF has been identified which shows distinct rate of river incision with
respect to its surroundings. This zone is suspected to be the manifestation of axial uplift of the area related to
active tectonics.
CHAPTER:1
1.1 INTRODUCTION:
In geological perspective, a fault is considered as active if it has moved during last 10 Ka (Epoch-
Holocene). It is considered that most of our landscapes were produced during the last 1.65 Ma, i.e. in the
Quaternary Period. Any fault that has moved in this period may be considered as potentially active. However, it
is often difficult to prove the activity of faults in the absence of historical earthquakes. Identifying aseismic
activity of domains which have potential to be activated at seismic rate, i.e. potentially earthquake-producing
fault movements, remains a challenge. Tectonic geomorphology is a subject that enlightens us about aseismic
tectonic processes through the application of geomorphic principles to tectonic problems. It has a great
utilization value. It allows us to use geomorphology as a tool to evaluate the history, magnitude and rate of
tectonic processes. Geomorphic record, defined as a set of landforms and Quaternary deposits present at a site
or in an area, generally encompasses the last few thousand years to around 2 Ma time period. Investigation of
geomorphic records provides the basic data necessary for understanding the role of active tectonics behind the
development of landforms in the area under study. Keeping all these things in mind, a geomorphological
approach was taken up to examine fluvial response to the tectonic activity, if any, in the Son-Narmada South
Fault Zone (SNSF), as described in detail below. Steam-power model of river incision has been used in the
present study, as a tool for exploring the dynamics of fluvial erosion of bedrock. Assuming constant channel
width-to depth n, Finnegan et al., 2005 proposed a model to predict spatial patterns in
erosive potential when incorporated in a stream-power calculation. They concluded that bedrock channel width
varies with both discharge and river slope, and that scaling channel width with only discharge, as is common,
underestimates unit stream power in areas where rivers steepen downstream. Based on this aforesaid model
expected width of the rivers flowing across SNSF have been calculated for the actual discharge and slope. The
expected widths of the rivers, for different reaches, were compared with the actual widths, measured from
satellite imageries, to identify the zones of narrow channel width which could be a result of rapid river incision.
The Zone of incision may be the manifestation of neo-tectonic activity leading to rapid uplift or lithological
variation
selected drainages which are no longer than 100 km in length.
The rocks present in the study area are Deccan basalt, Upper Gondwana group of rocks, Mahakoshal group of
Figure 1. Map showing the study area in the Central India Tectonic Zone. The study area is present towards the son narmada south
fault (after Roy & Prasad, 2003).
The Narmada-Son Lineament (NSL) is one of the most prominent geomorphic features in Central India,
which, divides the Indian Peninsula into two parts, northern and southern India. The area covers a range of
diverse formations viz. alluvial, Deccan traps, Gondwana, Vindhyan and Mahakoshal group of rocks with
different ages. Geologically the area is divided into two parts, Vindhyan and Gondwana. The Vindhyan are
exposed in the northern part and Gondwana are exposed in the southern part. Here the Mahakoshal group of
rocks are non-magnetic and reasonably higher density of rocks which are exposed and intruded in between the
Vindhyan and Gondwana rocks during the crustal resetting processes, which, may cause changes in magnetic
field in the central part near Tala-Barhi area. Based on magnetic data, the area can also be divided into two
parts, the northern part containing higher magnetic values (upto 900 nTesla) and the southern part with the
values upto (-1000 nTesla). The resettlement process may cause the separation of Vindhyan and Gondwana
rocks because of the two existing active faults viz. Son Narmada North Fault (SNNF) and Son Narmada South
Fault (SNSF). (Ghosh and Singh, 2013)
Figure 2. Map showing study area which is in the south side of the Narmada river and present towards the south side of Son Narmada
South Fault. (Naganjaneyulu and Santosh, 2010).
The Narmada Son Lineament (NSL) in central India is one of the most prominent lineament that divides the
Indian Peninsula into two parts, northern and southern India (Ghosh and Singh, 2013). The Son-Narmada rift
developed in parallel to the Satpura trend during late Cretaceous.
The Son-Narmada fault (SNF) zone has a Precambrian ancestry which separates Vindhyan basin to its
northwards and the Gondwana belt southwards. In both northern and southern regions of the Son-Narmada
lineament, vertical block movements have been reported. Due to these movements, the Bijawar group of rocks
within the SNF zone got uplifted during the time of sedimentation in Vindhyan Supergroup (Kothyari and
Rastogi, 2013).
Along the marginal faults of Cambay basin, the Deccan traps have been down faulted (3000 5000m); throw
being more in eastern marginal fault has resulted in asymmetric graben structure (Kothyari and Rastogi, 2013).
The Son-Narmada fault/lineament and Tapi north Fault have ENE-WSW trend and control the course of main
drainage system. The Son-Narmada-Tapi (SONATA) zone extends WNW up to the shore of the Arabian Sea.
SONATA defines Narmada rift valley and Satpura horst. Tapi Fault marks the southern boundary of the Satpura
range and northern boundary of Tapi alluvium (Kothyari and Rastogi, 2013).
The Narmada graben is displaced by 20 30 ma long multiplicity of transverse tear faults. Narmada fault zone is
divided into two parts, namely, Son-Narmada north fault (SNNF) and Son-Narmada south fault (SNSF)
(Kothyari and Rastogi, 2013).
1.1.2 Neo tectonic activity: Neo tectonic activity in Jabalpur area includes seismic activity and development of
young geomorphic features. These features include development of strath terraces with huge Pleistocene
alluvial cover all along the river course and formation of gorges ( 100m deep) with steep vertical wall and
development of 10m high waterfalls. Incision and steepening of Narmada river floor with vertical wall probably
formed due to vertical tectonic movement of Narmada faults during 60 40 ka (kilo annum) (Kothyari and
Rastogi, 2013).
1.2 Target rivers in central india:
Figure 3. Google Earth image of target rivers present in the Central India Tectonic Zone.
These all rivers are tributaries of Narmada river and present south side of Narmada river and flowing towards
south to north
We chose four rivers that are flowing from south to towards north
(1). Temur river
(2). Dudhi river
(3). Denwa river
(4). Shakkar river
These, all rivers flowing from south to towards north and all are the tributary of Narmada river.
Figure 4. ARC GIS image of target rivers present in the area of Son Narmada South fault.
CHAPTER.2
2.1 Controls on the channel width of rivers:
The role of bedrock-channel incision on the evolution of mountainous topography has become a central concept
in geomorphology (e.g., Seidl and Dietrich, 1992; Burbank et al., 1996).
U=
R=hydraulic radius
S=bed slope
Hydraulic radius:
R=
width-to-depth ratio(a)=
W=bank full width
D=depth
Since
equation (5) derived here for a rectangular channel, is valid for all rivers where W and R are linearly related.
From mass conservation
The flow discharge can be expressed as-
Thus channel width naturally increases with discharge and decreases when slope steepens. This is valid for all
rivers.
The width of river channels(W) that depends on channel slope(S), river discharge(Q), roughness, and channel
width-to-depth ratio(a).
2.3 METHODOLOGY:
2.3.1 For observed width calculation:
i. Given data extract in arc GIS
ii. Drag and drop point values data and drainage network data
iii. Unselect the point values data from table of content. Only select drainage data
xiii. Drag and drop the converted KML file into the Google Earth
xiv. Also make a KML file of drainage network for identification of study area, drag and drop into
the google Earth
xv. In the google Earth select add to place mark tool and put place marks with numbering for every
segment then you will not confuse in segment numbers
xvi. Choose measurement tool Then select line.
xvii. Calculate width of each segment five times in different -2 places and averaged it
xviii. This is observed width of river channel
2.3.2 Method for calculated width:
I. Go to arc GIS
II. Click on clear selected feature
iii. Unselect the drainage point and segment point data and select point values data only in the table
of content
iv. Go to selection then interactive selection method then add to current selection
xx. Paste these values in new excel sheet, Calculate elevation difference and
slope =elevation difference/1000
xxi. Paste this slope in that excel sheet where we need the value of slope
xxii. Replace zero value of slope by the minimum value of slope
xxiii. This is the observed slope
CHAPTER:3
3.1 TEMUR RIVER:
3.1.1 Excel sheet data for width comparison: for width comparison data of Temur river go to the table
no 1 in appendix.
In fig no 5 river is divided into three zone with the help of fig 6.
In the fig no 6 blue points are showing the values of observed width and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated width.
We divided the Temur river into three zones on the basis of changing the orientation of observed width and
calculated width. Like we can divide the river into zones when both observed and calculated width graph does
not follow the same trend.
Figure 6.Width comparison graph of Temur river Figure 5. Temur river divided
into zones
In zone 1 river width is same as expected, in zone 2 river is narrower than expected and in zone 3 river is wider
than expected. In the width comparison graph blue colored points are for observed width and brown colored
points are for calculated width.
3.1.2 Slope comparison data and graph of Temur river:
For slope comparison data of Temur river go to the table no 2 in appendix.
Figure 7. Slope comparison graph of Temur river plotted between observed slope and calculated slope
In the fig no 7 blue points are showing the values of observed slope and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated slope.
In zone 1 observed slope is very gentle than expected. In zone 2 also observed slope is very gentle than
expected but in zone 3 observed and calculated slope is same as expected.
In the above graph blue points are for the observed width and brown colored points for calculated width.
Figure 8.Arc GIS image of temur river
Figure 9. Google Earth image of Temur river divided into three zones
divided into three zones.
3.2.1 Excel sheet data for width comparison of dudhi river: For width comparison data of Dudhi
river go to the table no 3 in appendix.
In the fig no 11 blue points are showing the values of observed width and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated width.
Figure 11.Width comparison graph of Dudhi river divided into three zones.
In zone 1 river width is same as expected, in zone 2 river width is narrower than expected and in zone 3 river
width is wider than expected.
We divided the Dudhi river into three zones on the basis of changing the orientation of observed width and
calculated width. Like we can divide the river into zones when both observed and calculated width graph does
not follow the same trend.
Figure 12. Arc GIS image of Dudhi river divided into three zones.
3.2.2 Slope comparison data and graph of Dudhi river: For slope comparison data of Dudhi river
go to the table no 4 in appendix.
In the fig no 13 blue points are showing the values of observed slope and brown co lor points are showing the
values of calculated slope.
In zone 1 observed slope is very gentle than expected, in zone 2 at some place slope is same as expected and at
some place observed slope is gentle than expected and in 3 slope is same as expected
Figure 13.Slope comparison graph Dudhi river divided into three zones
Figure 14. Google Earth image of Dudhi river Divided into zones.
Figure 15. Arc Gis image of Dudhi
river Divided into zones.
Figure 16.Longitudinal profile of Dudhi river.
3.3 Denwa river
3.3.1 Excel sheet data for width comparison of Denwa river: For width comparison data of
Denwa river go to the table no 5 in appendix.
In the fig no 16 blue points are showing the values of observed width and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated width.
Here in zone 1 observed width is same as expected, in zone 2 observed width is narrower than expected.
We divided the Denwa river into two zones on the basis of changing the orientation of observed width and
calculated width. we can divide the river into zones when both observed and calculated width graph does not
follow the same trend.
Figure 18.Arc GIS image of Denwa river divided into two zones
3.3.2 Slope comparison data and graph of Denwa river: for slope comparison data of Denwa river
go to the table no 6 in appendix.
In the fig no 19 blue points are showing the values of observed slope and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated slope.
In zone 1 slope is same as expected and in zone 2 observed slope is gentle than expected and after segment no
91 the graph is showing Dam area where we can calculate the exact data by this method.
Figure 19.Slope comparison graph of Denwa river divided into three zones
Figure 20. Google Earth image of Denwa river divided into three zones
Figure 21.Figure 20.Arc GIS image of Denwa river
divided into zones
Figure 22.Longitudinal profile of Denwa river
3.4. Shakkar river:
3.4.1 Excel sheet data for width comparison of Shakkar river: go to the table no 7 for
width comparison data of Temur river in appendix.
In the fig no 23 blue points are showing the values of observed width and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated width.
Here in zone 1 observed width is same as expected, in zone 2 observed width is narrower than
expected and in zone 3 observed width is wider than expected.
We divided the Shakkar river into three zones on the basis of changing the orientation of observed width and
calculated width. we can divide the river into zones when both observed and calculated width graph does not
follow the same trend.
Figure 24.Google Earth image of
Figure 25.Arc GIS image of Shakkar river divided into three zones.
Shakkar river divided into zones.
3.4.2 Slope comparison data and graph of Shakkar river: Go to the table no 8 in appendix for
slope comparison data of Shakkar river.
In zone 1 and zone 3 slope as same as expected but in zone 2 slope is very gentle than expected and calculated
slope is very steep.
In the fig no 26 blue points are showing the values of observed slope and brown color points are showing the
values of calculated slope.
Figure 26.Slope comparison graph of Shakkar river divided into three zones.
Figure 27.Google Earth image of Shakkar river divided into Figure 28.Arc GIS image of Shakkar river divided into three zones
three zones
Figure 30.Google Earth image all target rivers divided into zones.
Yellow colored lines are the transition line between two zones. The area between the black color lines will be
4.2 Arc Gis image of all rivers divided into zones
Figure 31.Arc GIS image of all target rivers divided into zones.
Black colored lines are the transition line between two zones. The area between the blue lines will be the uplifted area in
CHAPTER 5
Results and conclusion:
Temur river: In zone 1 river width is same as expected, in zone 2 river is narrower than expected and in
zone 3 river is wider than expected.
In zone 1 observed slope is very gentle than expected. In zone 2 also observed slope is very gentle than
expected but in zone 3 observed and calculated slope is same as expected.
So from above data we can say the Uplifted area will be in zone 1 and in zone 2 if not any other reasons for
slope steepens and variation in widths.
Dudhi river: In zone 1 river width is same as expected and in zone 2 river width is narrower than expected
and in zone 3 river width is wider than expected.
In zone 1 observed slope is very gentle than expected, in zone 2 at some place slope is same as expected and at
some place observed slope is gentle than expected but in zone 3 slope is same as expected
So from the above data we can say the Uplifted area will be in zone 1 and zone 2 if not any other reasons for
slope steepens and width variation.
Denwa river: In zone 1 width is same as expected but in zone 2 expected width is wider than observed
width.
In zone 1 observed slope and calculated slope is same as expected but in zone 2 observed and calculated slope is
not following the same trend. Here observed slope is narrower than expected.
So from the above data we can say the uplifted area will be in zone 2.
Shakkar river: Zone 1 width is same as expected but in zone 2 width is narrower than expected and in zone
3 width is wider than expected.
In zone 1 and zone 3 slope is same as expected but in zone 2 observed slope is very gentle than expected. Here
calculated slope is very steep as compare to observed slope.
So from above data we can say the uplifted area will be in zone 2.
The other reasons for steepness of slope may be like climate change due to heavy rain fall, Changing the
lithology of bed rock and tectonic activities etc.
Appendix:
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