Hydrology : Principles, Analysis, and Design, Second Edition

Preface to the Second Edition......Page 6
Preface to the First Edition......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
9.1 Reservoir Routing......Page 276
1.2 Water Resources of India......Page 16
1.3 Hydrological Study of Tapti Basin (Central India)......Page 18
1.4 Hydrology And Hydrologic Cycle......Page 24
1.5 Forms of Precipitation......Page 26
1.7 Hydrological Data......Page 27
1.8 Hydrologic Equation......Page 28
2.1 Types of Precipitation......Page 30
2.2 Measurement of Precipitation......Page 31
2.4 Rain-Gauge Density......Page 35
2.5. Estimates of Missing Data and Adjustment of Records......Page 36
2.6 Mean Areal Depth of Precipitation (Pave)
......Page 39
2.7 Optimum Rain-Gauge Network Design......Page 44
2.8 Depth-Area-Duration (Dad) Curves......Page 46
2.9 Graphical Representation of Rainfall......Page 49
2.10 Analysis of Rainfall Data......Page 51
2.11 Mean And Median......Page 56
2.12 Moving Averages Curve......Page 61
2.14 Snow Pack And Snow Melt......Page 62
3.2 Evaporation
......Page 73
3.3 Evaporation Pans......Page 75
3.5 Unsaturated Flow......Page 79
3.7 Evapotranspiration......Page 80
3.9 Infiltration......Page 83
3.10 Infiltration Indices......Page 94
3.11 Supra Rain Technique......Page 96
3.13 Water Balance......Page 100
4.1 Components of Stream Flow......Page 109
4.2 Catchment Characteristics......Page 110
4.3 Mean and Median Elevation......Page 114
4.4 Classification of Streams......Page 116
4.6 Factors Affecting Runoff......Page 117
4.7 Estimation of Runoff......Page 119
5.1 Hydrograph Components......Page 130
5.2 Separation of Streamflow Components......Page 133
5.3 Hydrograph Separation......Page 135
5.4 Unit Hydrograph......Page 137
5.5 Unit Hydrograph From Complex Storms......Page 143
5.6 S-Curve Method......Page 151
5.7 Bernard’s Distribution Graph......Page 155
5.9 Synthetic Unit Hydrographs......Page 162
5.10 Transposing Unit Hydrographs......Page 167
5.11 Application of Unit Hydrograph......Page 170
6.1 Methods of Measuring Stream Flow......Page 184
6.2 Current Meter Gaugings......Page 187
6.3 Stage-Discharge-Rating Curve......Page 191
6.4 Selection of Site for a Stream Gauging Station......Page 196
7.1 Types of Aquifers and Formations......Page 205
7.2 Confined and Unconfined Aquifers......Page 206
7.3 Darcy’s Law......Page 208
7.5 Well Hydraulics......Page 209
7.6 Specific Capacity......Page 212
7.7 Cavity Wells......Page 213
7.8 Hydraulics of
 Open Wells......Page 215
7.9 Construction of Open Wells......Page 219
7.10 Spacing of Wells......Page 220
8.1 Size of Floods......Page 225
8.2 Estimation of Peak Flood......Page 226
8.4 Flood Frequency Studies......Page 234
8.5 Encounter Probability......Page 238
8.6 Methods of Flood Control......Page 252
8.7 Soil Conservation Measures......Page 259
8.8 Flood Control Economics......Page 261
8.9 Flood Forecasting and Warning......Page 265
9.2 Stream Flow Routing......Page 284
10.1 Reservoir Mass Curve and Storage......Page 294
10.2 Flow Duration Curves......Page 299
10.3 Pondage......Page 302
11.1 Sediment Movement and Deposition......Page 312
11.2 Reduction in Reservoir Capacity......Page 314
11.3 Reservoir Sedimentation Control......Page 317
12.1 Arid Regions......Page 320
12.2 Semi-Arid Regions......Page 321
12.3 Humid Regions......Page 323
Part B-Advanced Topics......Page 327
13.1 Fitting Regression Equation......Page 329
13.2 Standard Error of Estimate......Page 330
13.3 Linear Multiple Regression......Page 333
13.4 Coaxial Graphical Correlation of Rainfall Runoff......Page 336
14.1 Elements of Statistics......Page 341
14.2 Probability of Hydrologic Events......Page 346
15.1 Flood Frequency Methods......Page 351
15.3 Stochastic Modelling by the Partial Duration Series......Page 358
15.4 Annual Flood Peaks—River Ganga......Page 372
15.5 Regional Flood-Frequency Analysis (RFFA
)......Page 375
16.1 Type of Mathematical Models......Page 380
16.2 Methods of Determining IUH......Page 385
16.3 Synthetic Stream Flow......Page 393
16.5 Reservoir Mass Curve......Page 395
16.7 Selection of Reservoir Capacity......Page 397
16.8 Mathematical Model......Page 403
17.2 Derivation of IUH......Page 407
17.4 Nash Conceptual Model......Page 408
17.5 Clark’s Model......Page 411
17.7 Clark’s Method......Page 412
18.1 Conditions for Cloud Seeding......Page 417
18.2 Cloud Seeding Technique......Page 418
18.4 Recent Case History......Page 420
Appendices......Page 421
Selected References......Page 467
Bibliography......Page 470
Index......Page 471