Question

A drainage pattern with streams spreading out in all direction like spokes of a wheel is called a ______________.

• A. dendritic drainage
• B. trellised drainage
• C. radial drainage
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C radial drainage

A drainage pattern with streams spreading out in all directions like spokes of a wheel is called radial drainage.

Definition of radial drainage pattern - A drainage pattern in which consequent streams radiate or diverge outward, like the spokes of a wheel, from a high central area; it is best developed on the slopes of a young, unbreached dome structure or of a volcanic cone.