CLASSIFICATION OF WATERSHEDS | WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
CLASSIFICATION OF WATERSHEDS What is a Watershed ? Watershed or a drainage basin is defined as a natural topographical and…
CLASSIFICATION OF WATERSHEDS What is a Watershed ? Watershed or a drainage basin is defined as a natural topographical and…
MEASUREMENT OF STAGE The stage of a river is defined as its water-surface clevation measured above a datum. This datum…
MOVING BOAT METHOD Discharge measurement by area- velocity method is quite time consuming and tedious. The moving boat method is…
MEASURES FOR WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT Measures for Management of Arable Land: Arable Land of watershed is very much prone to erosion…
IRRIGATION Irrigation is defined as the artificial application of water to land for the purpose of raising crops. A crop…
NECESSITY OF IRRITATION A crop or a plant requires water for its growth. The crop yield from an agricultural land…
PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION (PMP) In the design of major hydraulic structures such as spillways in large dam, hydraulic engineers…
FORMS OF PRECIPITATION Some of the common forms of precipitation are discussed as follows: Rainfall : It is the main…
BENEFITS OF IRRIGATION The direct and allied benefits of Irrigation are summarized below : 1. Increase in crop yield :…
NEWTON RAPSON METHOD The Newton-Raphson method which is also known as Newton’s method is a way to quickly find a…