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Geomorphology of the Gulf of Kutch Indian Journal of Marine Sciences Vol. 8, September 1979, pp. 123-126 Geomorphology of the Gulf of Kutch BGWAGLE National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004 Received 26 February 1979 Based on the analyses of 678 km of echosounding carried out during 2nd cruise of RV Gaveshani it is found that a prominent geomorphic feature demarcated in the Gulf of Kutch is the axial E-W running narrow depression with scarps and a very rough to rugged surface. The sea bed of the Gulf is divided into 3 distinct morphologic units-even, uneven and rough. The major axial depression may have been the result of scouring action by.!'<>ttomcurrents on a channel following a tectonic feature. The even topography is originated due to the recent sediments brought down by rivers. The uneven and rough surface may owe its origin primarily to tectonic instability later accentuated by abrasion and erosion due to high velocity tidal currents. This surface probably coincides with a tectonic zone of weakness where the abrasion and erosion cIin easily carve out the present irregular topography. Finally it is possible that the sea surface was exposed during .lowered sea levels and the topography recorded may represent the relict topography. R V Gaveshani carried out a reconnaissance marine Echosounding was continuously carried out. on a geological survey of the Gulf of Kutch in March 1976 Kelvin and Hughes MS-45 (30 kHz) or a Simrad EQ (Fig. I). The survey consisted of echosounding, echosounder along tracks totalling 678 km. shallow seismics and magnetics followed by bottom The Gulf of Kutch because of its peculiar shape is sampling by grabs, snapper and dredgers. In addition marked by high tides, the average tidal range at Okha hydrographic casts, current and sound velocity and Kandla is 3.06 and 5.89 m respectively; The measurements were also made at several stations. The associated tidal currents are fairly strong, reaching 4-5 survey tracks commenced as close to the shore as the knots in the, open Gulf near the mouth. High tidal' depths of water and sea conditions permitted and were range and associated tidal currents are an effective run across the Gulf to obtain the best possible geological agents and would haveplayed.a significant coverage. The positions were obtained by radar fixes. role in sedimentation and shaping the floor of the Gulf. 1-' ~N o-4km 4 Trocki Fig. I-Survey track lines in the Gulf of Kutch 123 INDIAN J. MAR. SCI., VOL. 8, SEPTEMBER 1979 Geological Setting flats which dry at low tide. In contrast, the northern The Gulf of Kutch lies between the northern coast of coast is fringed by tidal flats only. At the head of the y~ Kathiawar peninsula and the southern coast of Kutch Gulf is the Rann of Kutch, a desiccated region, which I district. The southern shores of the Gulf are marked by is inundated during the SW monsoon. A number of a low level coastal plain with indentations, deep inlets, prominent shoals (Ranwara, Lushington, Gurur, a number of offshore islands and several river mouths. Samiyani) are present in the Gulf. These features could The northern shores of the Gulf is fronted by numerous be due to resistant rocks capping on topographic highs sandy shoals. On the mainland as well as the islands remnant from an earlier phase of terrestrial erosion or marshes exist side by side with occasional rocky cliffs2 to the structural highs in the bedrock or a combination to 3 m high. Ahmad 1 considers these features to be of both. indicative of a submerged coast line. Coral reefs and Hydrographic charts of the Gulf and a study of the oyster beds are also reported near the islands2• echograms of Cruise II of R V Gaveshani indicate that The geomorphological studies of Kutch show that the Gulf is relatively shallow basin and the maximum the present topography is very young and that there depth recorded is about 70 m. The topography is very has been very late uplift. Four plains of erosion have irregular for about 75 km from the entrance to the been recognised in the Kutch, viz. Paleocene, post• central Gulf; further east the depths decrease gradually Paleocene, post-Miocene and early Quaternary3. towards the head and the bottom changes from rock, The Gulf is bounded on the south by the Deccan sandy clay to clayey silt. Traps which lie disconformably over the Mesozoic A number of major geomorphic features can be sediments and are in turn overlain by Paleocene identified in the Gulf. The prominent among these is an volcanoclastic sediments with a disconformity4. On elongated ENE-WSW trending depression with very the northern side of the Gulf in the interior Kutch the steep slopes and very rough to rugged surface pre-Cambrians are exposed in patches and these are extending from the entrance to the Ranwara shoals. overlain by a complete sedimentary sequences from Since the depression approximately follows the axis of Jurassic to Pleistocene. The Jurassics out crop in 3 E• the Gulf this may be a deep tidal scour channel or a W trending anticlinal ridges, cover a large area and channel following a tectonic feature. Depths >60 m their thickness is estimated to be 1950m. The overlying are found within this channel and the deepest water is marine Tertiary formations represent a shelf facies and found SW of Ranwara shoals. Similar though smaller attain a thickness of 600 m in the southwest 5. These are depressions lie within the 50 m isobath between the bordered to the south by Deccan Traps while on the major depression and Ranwara shoals. A number of north lies the saline marsh of the Rann of Kutch. scarps (Fig. 2) with a relative elevation of 6 to 32 mare seen at the sediment free seabed of the Gulf. These Results and Discussion scarps may extend towards the head of the Gulf buried Sediment distribution in the Gulf of Kutch• in sediments. Since the tracks were widely spaced the Extensive occurrences of rock are reported from the trend of these scarps can be generalized on the basis of Gulf of Kutch especially in the central part, sediment is trend of the 20 and 50 m contours on the chart. On this largely confined to the margins of the Gulf. Ap~rently basis it is inferred that the trend of these scarps is E-W the high tidal ranges in the Gulf generate powerful and WNW-ESE which coincides with those of the currents which are not conducive to sediment major lineaments and major faults and regional strike deposition. Petrographic and foraminiferal studies of of the area. The scarps may represent fault scarps the rock samples indicate that these consist of forming the walls of a channel in the bed rock• calcareous sandstones. These sandstones extend from perhaps formed due to tectonic instability during the mouth to the centre of the Gulf and cover a large quaternary sea level fluctuations later accentuated by part ofthe seabed6• Recent study of the Gulf of Kutch tidal scour. sediments7 rev~als that the sediments consist of light In addition to these, other prominent geomorphic grey silt and clay and patches of fine sand. The features observed are extensive eroded terraces with sediments are poor to extremely poor sorted, the relatively flat floor (Fig. 3, profile e), domal smooth skewness is highly variable and there is no relation to surfaces (Fig. 3, profile d), and sharp pinnacles of 10to either the texture or mean size of the sediment. 25 m height. Geomorphology-The Gulf of Kutch is aligned Based on the study of echograms the floor of the approximately E-W; it is about 50 km wide at the Gulf can be divided into 3 distinct morphologic units: entrance with the width decreasing gently eastward even, uneven and rough (Fig. 4). The region of even along its length till about 70°20' E where it starts topography has very little or no variations ( <2 m), abruptly narrowing. The southern coast is fringed by typical of sediment covered seabed (Fig. 3, profile a). numerous dead coral reefs, islands and extensive mud The area covering the eastern'margins of the Gulf 124 I'II 1'-'1 1$ 1 111 1 II WAGLE: GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE GULF OF KUTCH ~N O~km 4i rrr7 - Scarps Fig. 2-Location of surface scarps ---.I (QlV lkm ~g, tb) (I) 1&1 II: te) •... 21&1 ~ :r 301 •... e; Cd) 40' Q (e) Fig. 3-Profiles across the Gulf oLKutch INDIAN J. MAR. SCI., VOL. 8, SEPTEMBER 1979 1-' 2:-0 ~N ------------_.------ -------------------------------- o 4km ------------------------------- I!!I;;;I -------------"-----------_.------------------------ ---------------._-----------•-------------- ----------------------------_.-------------- ::::.--===-:.=::. :.=:.-=-:.:':. ====:'=-==~-. ---------------------------------- -~-- ------------------------____ n _ --------------------------------- E=::=:I Even _ Uneven •• Rough o 22: 15 Fig. 4-Gross geomorphic subdivisions of Gulf of Kutch extending from the north ofSikka Creek to the head of This surface probably coincides with a tectonic zone of the Gulf and the northern margins are marked by even weakness where the abrasion and erosion by water topography. The region of even topography is flat, could have easily carved out the present irregular gentle and smooth. The flatness of the surface is topography. Finally it is possible that the sea surface is attributed principally to the land derived sediments exposed during lowered sea levels and the topography masking the underlying topography. In the region of recorded may represent the relict topography formed uneven topography the variations range appro• during the periods of lowered sea level. ximately from 2 to 5 m (Fig. 3, profile b) and in the re• gion ofrough topography these range up to 25 to 30 m.
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