Physical Geology
Physical Geology
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916823
Author: Plummer, Charles C., CARLSON, Diane H., Hammersley, Lisa
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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The information provided by rectangular drainage pattern about the underlying rocks and the name of the most common type of drainage pattern and the reason behind its commonness.

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A drainage pattern can be defined as an arrangement of a river and its tributaries in map view. A drainage pattern can be rectangular, dendritic, trellis, and radial.

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