About Lesson
Forms of watersheds
A) A large numbers of terms are very frequently and loosely used to classify watershed in different sizes [based on size]
- Micro watersheds
- small watersheds
- large watersheds, etc.
B) Watersheds is also classified into different categories based on area that the watersheds contain:
- Micro Watershed: 0 to 10 ha
- Small Watershed: 10 to 40 ha
- Mini Watershed: 40 to 200 ha
- Sub Watershed: 200 to 400 ha
- Macro Watershed: 400 to 1000 ha
- River basin: above 1000 ha
C) Classification based on shape
- Square
- Triangular
- Rectangular
- Oval
- Fern leaf shaped
- Palm shaped
- Polygon shaped
- Circular
- Secateurs shaped