Selection of Site for Small Hydel Using GIS in the Himalayan Region of India

Authors

Publication Date

2006

Keywords

Sub-watershed, Remote Sensing, GIS, Curve Number, Runoff

Abstract

The choice of site for small hydro in the inaccessible tracts of Himalayan region is a difficult task by the conventional methods. This leads to a considerable loss of time and money in selecting a proper site for small hydel. In this paper an attempt has been made to use GIS and Remote Sensing technology to arrive at various alternative sites available in the study area and finally to select the most technically suitable site. The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Curve Number (CN) method has been utilized to identify the monthly average runoff of the site. The distributed curve number technique has been used in this work.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

(2006) "Selection of Site for Small Hydel Using GIS in the Himalayan Region of India," Journal of Spatial Hydrology: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/josh/vol6/iss1/8