UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

Bo. Obrero, Davao City

In partial fulfillment on the subject

WATER RESOURCES (MEPCE 139)

Laboratory Exercise #6

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION

Submitted by: ENGR. JOHN CARLO O. ASIS

Submitted to: DR. IRVIN C. GENERALAO

November 2019

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Contents

OBJECTIVES...............................................................................................2
AREA...........................................................................................................3
STREAM DENSITY.......................................................................................6
LAND USE...................................................................................................7
MAIN RIVER LENGTH..................................................................................9
DRAINAGE DENSITY..................................................................................10
RELIEF......................................................................................................11
REFERENCES............................................................................................12

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 OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this report is to generate the physiographic characteristics

of the Davao River watershed divide, that includes:

1. Area
2. Stream Density
3. Land Use
4. Main River Length
5. Drainage Density
6. Relief
7. Slope

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 AREA

(Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.)

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(Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.)

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 STREAM DENSITY

According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

(Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.)Davao River Basin is shared by Bukidnon (San
Fernando, Quezon and Kitaotao), Davao del Norte (Talaingod) and Davao
City. See Administrative Map. Of its 78 sub-watersheds, 28 subwatersheds
are within Bukidnon and are collectively referred to by the Bukidnon
Province as the Davao-Salug River Watershed cluster. Davao City compose
67% of the total area of Davao River Basin.

Stream Density of Davao River:

Number of Streams = 78

Area = 175,960 HAS or 1,759.6 Km²

Stream Density, Sd = Number of Streams (Ns) / Area (A)

Stream Density, Sd = 78 / 1,759.6

Stream Density, Sd = 0.04433

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 LAND USE

About 77% of DRB are forestlands and 23% are A and D lands. Most of the
A and D lands are in Davao City and San Fernando. These are devoted
mainly to agriculture: 8% for annual crops and 61% for perennial crops.
About 17% of A and D lands are wooded lands, shrub lands and grasslands,
which could be potential areas for agriculture. (Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.)

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MAIN RIVER LENGTH

Main River Length 8

Is 86 Kilometers
Davao River is considered the third largest river in Mindanao, next to
Mindanao River and Agusan River. The main river is 86 kilometers long and
drains an area of about 175,960 hectares. In view of its size, economic
significance to the Davao region and its potential to provide for the water
security of Davao City, the Davao River Basin (DRB) is included among the
18 major river basins in the country that are priority for master planning.
(Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.)

DRAINAGE DENSITY

Drainage density is the total length of all the streams and rivers in

a drainage basin divided by the total area of the drainage basin. It is a
measure of how well or how poorly a watershed is drained by stream
channels. It is equal to the reciprocal of the constant of channel

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maintenance and equal to the reciprocal of two times the length of overland
flow.

Drainage density depends upon both climate and physical characteristics of

the drainage basin. Soil permeability (infiltration difficulty) and underlying
rock type affect the runoff in a watershed; impermeable ground or exposed
bedrock will lead to an increase in surface water runoff and therefore to
more frequent streams. Rugged regions or those with high relief will also
have a higher drainage density than other drainage basins if the other
characteristics of the basin are the same.

Drainage density can affect the shape of a river's hydrograph during a rain

storm. Rivers that have a high drainage density will often have a more
'flashy' hydrograph with a steep falling limb. High densities can also indicate
a greater flood risk. (“Drainage density,” 2019)

Drainage Density of Davao River:

Drainage Density, Dd = Total River Length / Area
Total River Length according to (Executivesummary.pdf, n.d.) = 86
kilometers
Area = 175,960 HAS or 1,759.6 km²

Drainage Density, Dd = 86 kms / 1,759.6 km²

Drainage Density, Dd = 0.04887 kms/km²

RELIEF

An index (Rh) of the relief characteristics of a drainage basin. It is expressed

as Rh = H/L, where H is the difference in height between the highest and
lowest points in the basin and L is the horizontal distance along the longest

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dimension of the basin parallel to the main stream line. The ratio can be
positively correlated with the rate of sediment loss from a basin. (“drainage
basin relief ratio—Oi,” n.d.)

Relief = (difference in height elevation) / Main River Length

Difference in height elevation (“Davao River,” 2019) = 1,875 meters – 0 m

= 1,875 meters

Main River Length = 86 Kilometers or 86,000 meters

Relief = 1,875 / 86,000 = 0.0218 drop in elevation/unit length of river

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 REFERENCES

Davao River. (2019). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?

title=Davao_River&oldid=906702178

drainage basin relief ratio—Oi. (n.d.).

https://doi.org/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095730659

Drainage density. (2019). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?

title=Drainage_density&oldid=921856467

Executivesummary.pdf. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://rbco.denr.gov.ph/wp-

content/uploads/2017/10/executivesummary.pdf

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