A morphometric study of the basins of the Kiwa Resh area in the Sulaymaniyah governorate

Abstract

The research aims to study the morphometrics of the Kyuhrash area, which is located in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, as the area is an anticline characterized by the presence of sloping valley basins to define the fold area. Thus, the geological formations, elevation categories, climate, soil, natural vegetation, and water network characteristics were studied, as it was noted that all The basins of the research area have reached advanced stages of their geomorphological cycle, except for the first and second basin, which was in the mature stage. The influence of the formations of the Middle and Lower Jurassic period, the formations of the Quaternary period, and the encroachment of large rocks influenced the formation of these two basins, as well as the intensity of the flow with the direction of the slope, which does not allow the water flow to slow down ,especially since. The seasonal rains are interspersed with a rainstorm .