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Water Rsources
Water Rsources
Water Rsources
ATER
SOURCES
SURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATERISWATERON THESURFACEOF THE PLANET SUCH
AS IN A STREAM, RIVER, LAKE, WETLAND, OR OCEAN. IT CAN BE
CONTRASTED WITH GROUNDWATER AND ATMOSPHERICWATER. NONSALINESURFACE WATERIS REPLENISHED BY PRECIPITATION AND BY
RECRUITMENT FROM GROUND-WATER.
GROUND WATER
GROUNDWATER(ORGROUND WATER) IS THEWATERPRESENT
BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE IN SOIL PORE SPACES AND IN THE
FRACTURES OF ROCK FORMATIONS. A UNIT OF ROCK OR AN
UNCONSOLIDATED DEPOSIT IS CALLED AN AQUIFER WHEN IT CAN
YIELD A USABLE QUANTITY OFWATER.
*THE GROUND WATER IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF WATER FOR
DRINKING, IRRIGATION, INDUSTRIAL USE.
AVOID POLLUTING.
REUSE.
FLOOD
EFFECTS OF FLOOD
HEALTH EFFECTS.
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD FORCASTING
Flood forecastingis the use of real-time precipitation and
streamflow data in rainfall-runoff and streamflow routing models
toforecastflow rates and water levels for periods ranging from
a few hours to days ahead, depending on the size of the
watershed or river basin.
DROUGHT
DROUGHT CLASSIFICATION
PERMANENT DROUGHT.
SEASONAL DROUGHT.
CONTINGENT DROUGHT.
INVISIBLE DROUGHT.
METROLOGICAL DOUGHT.
Meteorological droughtis defined usually on the basis of the degree of dryness (in
comparison to some normal or average amount) and the duration of the dry period.
AGRICULTURAL DOUGHT.
HYDOLOGICAL DROUGHT.
CAUSE OF DROUGHT
BENEFITS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
IRRIGATION
WATER SUPLY FLOOD CONTROL
PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL
RISK OF FAILURE
COST
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