Drainage patterns | Space4Water Portal

Drainage patterns are patterns created by stream, river, or lake erosion over time that reveals characteristics of the kind of rocks and geologic structures in a landscape region drained by the water body. They are governed by the topography of the land, whether a particular region is dominated by hard or soft rocks, and the gradient of the land. (Zernitz 1932)

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Zernitz, Emilie R. "Drainage patterns and their significance." The Journal of Geology 40, no. 6 (1932): 498-521

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