Question

Fluvial Processes 1. What type of drainage pattern is shown in the following image?

Answer 1

Answer: Dendritic pattern

Explanation:

The drainage pattern that is shown in the picture above is referred to as the Dendritic pattern.

Drainage Pattern simply refers to the pattern that is formed by lakes, rivers, streams etc in a drainage basin. It should be noted that a dendritic drainage patterns look like the branch of a tree that has lots of twigs and they are usually formed in areas that has flat bedrock such as shale. Since the above diagram looks like the description here, the answer is a dendritic pattern.