QUESTION 01

A reservoir has the following areas enclosed by contours at various elevation. Determine the

Elevation 200 220 240 260 280 300

(m)
Area of 150 175 210 270 320 400
contours
(km2)

Solution.

(a) By Cone method.

Elevation Area Equation Volume in km2-m

Interval (m) (km2)
200 150 3246.79
√
220 175
220 175 3844.69
√
240 210
240 210 4787.45
√
260 270
260 270 5892.93
√
280 320
280 320 7185.14
√
300 400

TOTAL STORAGE VOLUME 24957

The total reservoir storage volume is 2.49 2.5 Mha-m

 (b)By Prismoidal method

∆v= ((A1+An) + 4(Sum Even Areas) + 2(sum Odd areas))

V1= ((150+320) + 4(175+270) + 2(210))

V1= 17,800 km2-m

By considering the last two areas the volume (V2) will be

V2= (A5+A6)

V2= (320+400)

V2= 7200 km2-m

Total Volume (VT) will be;

VT= V1+ V2

VT = (17800+7200) km2-m

VT =25000 km2-m

VT =25000Mm2-m = 2.5Mha-m

Total storage volume of reservoir = 2.5Mha-m

(c) By trapezoidal formula

∆v = (A1+2A2+2A3+…………….2An-1+ An)

∆v = (150 + 400 + 2(175 + 210 + 270 + 320)

∆v = 25,000 km2-m

Total storage volume of reservoir = 2.5 Mha-m

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QUESTION 02

By considering the Full Reservoir Level of 270 m, its corresponding area can be calculated by
using the quadratic interpolation as follows

Elevation(E)m Areas(A)km2
240 210
260 270
280 320

From the formulae of quadratic interpolation

A (E) = a0 + a1 (E) + a2 (E) 2

210 = a0 + a1 (240) + a2 (2402) (i)

270 = a0 + a1 (260) + a2 (2602) (ii)
320 = a0 + a1 (280) + a2 (2802) (iii)

By means of calculator:
a0 = -1290
a1 = 9.25
a2 = -0.0125

Then A (270) = -1290 + 9.25*(270) – 0.0125*(2702)

A (270) = 296.25 km2

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The table that include the Full Reservoir Level of 270 m

Elevation(m) 200 220 240 260 270

Areas (km2) 150 175 210 270 296.25

(a) To determine the capacity of the reservoir by Cone formula

Elevation Area Equation Volume in km2-m
Interval (m) (km2)
200 150 3246.79
√
220 175
220 175 3844.69
√
240 210
240 210 4787.45
√
260 270
260 270 2830.24
√
270 296.25

TOTAL STORAGE VOLUME 14709.17

The total reservoir storage volume is 1.47 1.5 Mha-m

(b) By Trapezoidal formula

Elevation Interval Area(km2) Equation Area in km2-m

(m) V = *(A1 + A2)
200 150 3250
220 175
220 175 3850
240 210
240 210 4800
260 270
260 270 2832.5
270 296.25

TOTAL STORAGE VOLUME 14732.5

The total reservoir storage volume is 1.47 1.5 Mha-m

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(c) By Prismoidal method

∆v= ((A1+An) + 4(Sum Even Areas) + 2(sum Odd areas))

V1= ((150+210) + 4(175) + 2(0))

V1= 7066.67 km2-m

By considering the last two areas the volume (V2) will be

V2= (A3+A4)

V2= (210+270)

V2= 4800 km2-m

For the elevation of the interval of 10 m

V3= *(A3+A4)

V3 = *(270 + 296.25)
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V3= 2831.25 km -m

VT=V1 + V2 + V3

VT=7066.67 + 4800 + 2831.25

VT=14697.92 km2-m

VT=1.5Mha-m

Total storage volume of reservoir = 1.5Mha-m