GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A drainage pattern in which the streams branch randomly in all directions resembling the branching habit of certain trees is called dendritic drainage pattern.

Detailed explanation-2: -A dendritic drainage pattern is the most common form and looks like the branching pattern of tree roots. It develops in regions underlain by homogeneous material. That is, the subsurface geology has a similar resistance to weathering so there is no apparent control over the direction the tributaries take.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dendritic drainage pattern– It develops in a terrain which has uniform lithology, and where faulting and jointing are insignificant. These are by far the most common and a few examples are Indus, Godavari, Mahanadi, Cauvery, and Krishna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stream along with its tributaries resembling the branches of the tree is called Dendritic pattern. The dendritic pattern develops where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain. The mainstream with its tributaries resembles the branches of a tree hence the name dendritic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The dendritic pattern develops where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain. The pattern develops in areas where the rock beneath the stream has no particular structure and can be eroded equally easily in all directions. Tributaries join larger streams at acute angles (less than 90°).