Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe
An evaluation of available opportunities to revive irrigation on a long abandoned irrigation scheme in a dry region of Zimbabwe is presented by assessing water availability at catchment level. The aim is to enhance the livelihoods, income and nutrition of the communities that depend on the irrigatio...
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| author | Nhamo, Luxon Chilonda, Pius |
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| description | An evaluation of available opportunities to revive irrigation on a long abandoned irrigation scheme in a dry region of Zimbabwe is presented by assessing water availability at catchment level. The aim is to enhance the livelihoods, income and nutrition of the communities that depend on the irrigation scheme through a sustainable management of revitalised irrigation infrastructure and ensure food security. Runoff generated in the catchment, with potential to flow into the dam that supplies water to the scheme, is estimated using the Soil Conservation Service curve number (SCS-CN) model. The model simulates runoff at catchment level using daily rainfall data. An overview of the methodology and the various steps followed are provided. Daily rainfall and dam water levels are the only measured data available for the catchment. The dam water levels are used to determine the dam water volumes using rating tables. The dam water volumes are used to calculate the daily water inflows into the dam and these are compared with simulated water discharge rates obtained from the model. The plotted hydrographs of both simulated and measured values coincided very well in shape with great precision validating the SCS-CN model for simulating runoff in ungauged catchments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace402002025-06-17T08:23:41Z Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe Nhamo, Luxon Chilonda, Pius rainfall-runoff relationships soil conservation simulation models catchment areas dams irrigation schemes water availability water balance An evaluation of available opportunities to revive irrigation on a long abandoned irrigation scheme in a dry region of Zimbabwe is presented by assessing water availability at catchment level. The aim is to enhance the livelihoods, income and nutrition of the communities that depend on the irrigation scheme through a sustainable management of revitalised irrigation infrastructure and ensure food security. Runoff generated in the catchment, with potential to flow into the dam that supplies water to the scheme, is estimated using the Soil Conservation Service curve number (SCS-CN) model. The model simulates runoff at catchment level using daily rainfall data. An overview of the methodology and the various steps followed are provided. Daily rainfall and dam water levels are the only measured data available for the catchment. The dam water levels are used to determine the dam water volumes using rating tables. The dam water volumes are used to calculate the daily water inflows into the dam and these are compared with simulated water discharge rates obtained from the model. The plotted hydrographs of both simulated and measured values coincided very well in shape with great precision validating the SCS-CN model for simulating runoff in ungauged catchments. 2013 2014-06-13T14:47:09Z 2014-06-13T14:47:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40200 en Open Access Academic Journals Nhamo, Luxon; Chilonda, Pius. 2013. Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 5(6):295-303. doi: https://doi.org/10.5897/IJWREE12.114 |
| spellingShingle | rainfall-runoff relationships soil conservation simulation models catchment areas dams irrigation schemes water availability water balance Nhamo, Luxon Chilonda, Pius Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title | Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Validation of the rainfall-runoff SCS-CN model in a catchment with limited measured data in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | validation of the rainfall runoff scs cn model in a catchment with limited measured data in zimbabwe |
| topic | rainfall-runoff relationships soil conservation simulation models catchment areas dams irrigation schemes water availability water balance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40200 |
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