In drainages with active (or geologically recently active) fault zones, these fault zones are often a major control on the drainage pattern, especially if dip-slips have occurred in which there have been changes in relative elevation of the ground surface on opposite sides of the fault zone. There are names (which have slipped from my memory) for a couple of different patterns of stream drainage networks that result from active or geologically recently active fault zones.

Faults, Fractures and Joints, all these control the drainage system in a given region, as these geologically/structurally weaker zones easily become the pathway to the waterways. Typical drainage pattern formed due to this are: parallel drainage, rectangular drainage,linear drainage,etc.