Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note

Recharge dams in Oman detain floods to recharge groundwater. The impact of sedimentation on recharge at Wadi Sahalanowt Recharge Dam, in Salalah, Oman, was evaluated using field data and numerical modelling. Analysis of the thickness of sediments after flood events shows that maximum depositions wer...

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Autores principales: Prathapar, Sanmugam A., Bawain, A.A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58378
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description Recharge dams in Oman detain floods to recharge groundwater. The impact of sedimentation on recharge at Wadi Sahalanowt Recharge Dam, in Salalah, Oman, was evaluated using field data and numerical modelling. Analysis of the thickness of sediments after flood events shows that maximum depositions were at the same locations after each event, coinciding with the lowest positions in the wadi. Numerical modelling suggests that the current practice of periodic removal of sediments will restore the storage capacity of the reservoir, but that ploughing or raking of the underlying native sedimentary rocks could be required to significantly improve infiltration rates.
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spelling CGSpace583782025-06-17T08:24:26Z Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note Prathapar, Sanmugam A. Bawain, A.A. groundwater recharge sedimentation hydraulic conductivity dams reservoirs infiltration models water levels flooding Recharge dams in Oman detain floods to recharge groundwater. The impact of sedimentation on recharge at Wadi Sahalanowt Recharge Dam, in Salalah, Oman, was evaluated using field data and numerical modelling. Analysis of the thickness of sediments after flood events shows that maximum depositions were at the same locations after each event, coinciding with the lowest positions in the wadi. Numerical modelling suggests that the current practice of periodic removal of sediments will restore the storage capacity of the reservoir, but that ploughing or raking of the underlying native sedimentary rocks could be required to significantly improve infiltration rates. 2014-04-16 2015-03-17T14:39:53Z 2015-03-17T14:39:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58378 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Bawain, A. A. 2014. Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note. Water International, 39(3):381-393. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2014.895889
spellingShingle groundwater recharge
sedimentation
hydraulic conductivity
dams
reservoirs
infiltration
models
water levels
flooding
Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
Bawain, A.A.
Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title_full Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title_fullStr Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title_full_unstemmed Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title_short Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note
title_sort impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at sahalanowt dam salalah oman technical note
topic groundwater recharge
sedimentation
hydraulic conductivity
dams
reservoirs
infiltration
models
water levels
flooding
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58378
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