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Sedimentation Study of Hirakud Reservoir through Remote Sensing Techniques [1]

Any reduction in water spread area at a specified elevation over a time period is indicative of sediment deposition at this level. This when integrated over a range of water stages helps in computing volume of storage lost through sedimentation. This study relates to estimation of capacity loss due to sedimentation of Hirakud reservoir, located in Orissa, India.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2007
Saumitra Mukherjee [2], Vijay Veer [3], Shailendra Kumar Tyagi & et al [4]
Journal of Spatial Hydrology [5]
7
1
122
Tags:
Mahanadi [6], Hirakund [7], Reservoirs [8], Sedimentation [9], Water Supply [10], Remote Sensing [11], Geographical Information Systems (GIS) [12], Orissa (Odisha) [13]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/saumitra-mukherjee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vijay-veer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shailendra-kumar-tyagi-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-spatial-hydrology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahanadi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hirakund
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa