INFLUÊNCIA DE FEIÇÕES GEOLÓGICAS NA MORFOLOGIA DA BACIA DO RIO DO TANQUE (MG) BASEADA NO ESTUDO DE PARÂMETROS MORFOMÉTRICOS E ANÁLISE DE PADRÕES DE LINEAMENTOS

The Tanque River basin, left branch of the Santo Antonio River, middle Doce River valley, has channels and channel segments geologically controlled by faults and lithological contacts. The use of field work, aerial photographs, geological and topographic maps show that lineament patterns and morphometric parameters point to the control of the drainage system by NW-SE and NE-SW faults. The NW-SE faults control the drainage while NE-SW faults seems to be responsible for the sediment retention areas marked by local base water level and meandering pattern of the channels.