Subsurface dams to harvest rainwater - A case study of the Swarnamukhi River basin, Southern India

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 526-531

  Raju, N Janardhana ^a,c   Reddy, T V K ^a   Munirathnam, P ^b  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Banaras Hindu University ^*  (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater level fluctuations; Rainwater harvesting; Sub surface dam; Swarnamukhi River; Water resources

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; RAINWATER; RIVER BASIN; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645894471     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-005-0438-5     Document Type: Article

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