Hydrological and hydraulic modelling of the Nyl River floodplain Part 1. Background and hydrological modelling

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Havenga, C F B ^a   Pitman, W V ^b   Bailey, A K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

^b Stewart Scott International ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Nyl River floodplain; Nylsvlei; Nylsvley; Wetland; WRSM2000

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WETLANDS;

ANNUAL DAILY FLOWS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER FLOODPLAINS;

RIVERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; NYL RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846507302     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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