Traditional techniques for flood estimation use runoff data by rainfall for unit
hydrograph. Such techniques have been widely applied for the estimation of flood
hydrograph at the sites of gauged catchments. For ungauged catchments, unit hydrograph
can be derived from either traditional unit hydrograph approach or Geomorphological
Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GIUH) approach. This paper analyse basin characteristics
through Geographical Information System (GIS) using DEM derivrd from Komsat images of
RS. For Geomorphological Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GIUH), the peak and the time
to peak was estimated by basin area, slope, basin length. Analyzation of basin
characteristics using Komsat images makes design of ungauged catchment and runoff
according to topographical metamorphosis and GIUH possible. Basin area according to
drainage network and channel length distribution curve slope indicated no great
difference and almost corresponded at each grid. In addition, channel length according
to each size of grid had a tendency to decline linearly and Geomorphological
Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GIUH) showed relatively similar distribution between 30
m and 50 m.