Some hydrological parameters for the design and operation of small earthen dams in lower Shiwaliks of northern India

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-121

  Sur, H S ^a   Bhardwaj, Anil ^a   Jindal, P K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Number of irrigations; Rainfall runoff; Siltation; Operation; Small earthen dams; Water harvesting; Water losses

Indexed keywords

DAM; DESIGN; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0033199394     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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