Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology

Discharge from the Krishna River into the ocean decreased by 75 percent from 1960-2005, and was zero during a recent multi-year drought. This paper describes the physical geography and hydrology of the Krishna Basin, including runoff production and a basic water account based on hydronomic zones. Mo...

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Main Authors: Biggs, Trent W., Gaur, Anju, Scott, C., Thenkabail, Prasad S., Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi, Gumma, Murali K., Acharya, Sreedhar, Turral, Hugh
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39898
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author Biggs, Trent W.
Gaur, Anju
Scott, C.
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi
Gumma, Murali K.
Acharya, Sreedhar
Turral, Hugh
author_browse Acharya, Sreedhar
Biggs, Trent W.
Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi
Gaur, Anju
Gumma, Murali K.
Scott, C.
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Turral, Hugh
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Gaur, Anju
Scott, C.
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi
Gumma, Murali K.
Acharya, Sreedhar
Turral, Hugh
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description Discharge from the Krishna River into the ocean decreased by 75 percent from 1960-2005, and was zero during a recent multi-year drought. This paper describes the physical geography and hydrology of the Krishna Basin, including runoff production and a basic water account based on hydronomic zones. More than 50 percent of the basin's irrigated area is groundwater irrigation, which is not currently included in inter-state allocation rules. Future water allocation will require inclusion of the interactions among all irrigated areas, including those irrigated by groundwater and surface water.
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spelling CGSpace398982025-11-07T08:46:23Z Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology Biggs, Trent W. Gaur, Anju Scott, C. Thenkabail, Prasad S. Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi Gumma, Murali K. Acharya, Sreedhar Turral, Hugh river basins physical geography climate stream flow hydrology rainfall runoff relationships evapotranspiration irrigation programs water allocation water transfer environmental effects water quality Discharge from the Krishna River into the ocean decreased by 75 percent from 1960-2005, and was zero during a recent multi-year drought. This paper describes the physical geography and hydrology of the Krishna Basin, including runoff production and a basic water account based on hydronomic zones. More than 50 percent of the basin's irrigated area is groundwater irrigation, which is not currently included in inter-state allocation rules. Future water allocation will require inclusion of the interactions among all irrigated areas, including those irrigated by groundwater and surface water. 2007 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39898 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Biggs, Trent; Gaur, Anju; Scott, C.; Thenkabail, Prasad; Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi; Gumma, Murali Krishna; Acharya, Sreedhar; Turral, Hugh. 2007. Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 38p. (IWMI Research Report 111)
spellingShingle river basins
physical geography
climate
stream flow
hydrology
rainfall runoff relationships
evapotranspiration
irrigation programs
water allocation
water transfer
environmental effects
water quality
Biggs, Trent W.
Gaur, Anju
Scott, C.
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi
Gumma, Murali K.
Acharya, Sreedhar
Turral, Hugh
Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title_full Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title_fullStr Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title_full_unstemmed Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title_short Closing of the Krishna Basin: irrigation, streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
title_sort closing of the krishna basin irrigation streamflow depletion and macroscale hydrology
topic river basins
physical geography
climate
stream flow
hydrology
rainfall runoff relationships
evapotranspiration
irrigation programs
water allocation
water transfer
environmental effects
water quality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39898
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