Morphometric analysis of Sulakyurt Dam Lake Basin

In this study, it is aimed to carry out the morphometric analysis of the Sulakyurt Dam Lake Basin using the Digital Elevation Model method. In the first stage, contour lines digitized from the 1/25 000 scale topographic map of the field were obtained, and a Digital Elevation Model of the field was produced using this data. Thus, elevation, slope and aspect maps of the land were created. Then, morphometric parameters of the river basins were produced and the basin area, basin perimeter, stream order and number, stream length, drainage density, stream frequency, form factor, shape factor, circularity ratio, bifurcation ratio, drainage texture, texture ratio, roughness value, basin relief etc. factors were analyzed. In the second stage, the analysis results were examined and interpreted. The morphometric data produced for the basin forms the basis of planning and management studies. The data infrastructure produced by the thesis study will form the basis for the sustainable management of natural resources in the Sulakyurt basin. As a result of the data obtained, it was determined that the slope in the study area was low, surface flow was low, infiltration value was high, and the risk of erosion was low.