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Use of terrain evaluation techniques in the study of drainage network changes in microbasins of the Capivari River Basin, state of São Paulo, Brazil

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In this paper the drainage network is considered as a geo-indicator of the environmental changes that haven taken place over a period of 23 years in three hydrographic microbasins in the São Paulo State (Brazil). The verification of the natural conditions of the physical environment was based on terrain evaluation for homogeneity of landforms and the materials associated with them. In order to identify the alterations, a temporal analysis of the drainage network morphometric variables and land use was made. The morphometric analysis indicates a decrease in the number of first-order channels and in the total length of all channels, with a consequential modification of the drainage and hydrographic densities. The losses and gains of the first-order channels were influenced by the slope, type of bedrock and presence of unconsolidated material. The catalyst for these changes was mainly the inadequate control of urban expansion and the intensive agricultural activities.

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Dans cet article le réseau de drainage est considéré comme un géo-indicateur de changements environnementaux qui se sont réalisés durant 23 années dans trois micro-bassins hydrographiques de l’état de Sao Paulo (Brésil). Les caractéristiques du milieu physique ont été obtenues à partir d’une étude des différentes unités géomorphologiques et des formations géologiques corrélatives. Afin de mettre en évidence les modifications du milieu, une analyse temporelle de l’occupation des sols et des paramètres morphométriques du réseau de drainage a été réalisée. L’analyse morphométrique indique une diminution du nombre de sections de premier ordre et de la longueur totale du réseau de drainage. Il en résulte une modification de la densité de drainage des bassins. Les diminutions ou augmentations de sections de premier ordre ont été influencées par la pente, le type de substratum et la présence de matériaux meubles. Une expansion urbaine mal contrôlée et le développement d’une agriculture intensive sont les causes de ces modifications.

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Ribeiro, R.P., Rodrigues, J.E. Use of terrain evaluation techniques in the study of drainage network changes in microbasins of the Capivari River Basin, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Bull Eng Geol Environ 63, 41–50 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-003-0221-6

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