Hydrological Modeling of the Morphometric Characteristics of Valleys Southeast of Wasit Governorate

Abstract

The study of morphometric characteristics represents one of the modern approaches to studying watersheds, which are directly related to natural factors, the most important being the water sources of these basins. Therefore, the river drainage basin is considered the basic unit for conducting quantitative research on river basins. Measuring the natural features of river systems or valleys is a recent development in the field of applied geomorphology, which relies on statistical and mathematical analysis to describe the terrain. Studying morphometric characteristics helps analyze the basin's shape, erosion stages, and landforms that develop due to variations in erosion and deposition processes. This analysis can be useful in various practical applications, such as soil conservation, water resource management, and numerous engineering structures. Morphometric characteristics can be processed and analyzed within a set of laws, mainly based on Horton's laws (1945), as well as the laws proposed by several researchers like Miller (1952), Strahler (1958), and Schumm (1954).