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Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Watershed Morphometry

Subtopic: Watershed Morphometry

Question Statement:

Stream frequency $F_s$ of a watershed of area $A$ having total number of stream segments $N_s$ is defined as:

Options:

  • (A) $F_s = \frac{N_s}{A}$
  • (B) $F_s = \frac{A}{N_s}$
  • (C) $F_s = \frac{N_s}{\sum L}$
  • (D) $F_s = N_s \cdot A$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Horton defined stream frequency as total number of stream segments of all orders per unit basin area: $F_s = N_s / A$.
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