Hydrological and hydraulic modelling of the Nyl River floodplain Part 2: Modelling hydraulic behaviour

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-20

  Birkhead, A L ^a   James, C S ^b   Kleynhans, M T ^b  

^a Streamflow Solutions cc   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Floodplain water balance; LIDAR; Modelling wetland hydraulics; Nyl River floodplain; Nylsvlei; Nylsvley Nature Reserve; Wetland evapotranspiration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR;

FLOODPLAIN WATER BALANCE; RIVER FLOODPLAIN; WETLAND HYDRAULICS;

RIVERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR; RIVERS;

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

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

ORYZA LONGISTAMINATA; ZIZANIA;

EID: 33846529503     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. AIRBORNELASERMAPPING.COM (2007) Overview to an emerging survey technology. Online at www.airbornelasermapping.com (Accessed on 10 January 2007).
2. BIRKHEAD AL, JAMES CS and KLEYNHANS M (2004) The Hydrologic and Hydraulic Study of the Behaviour of the Nyl River Floodplain: Hydraulic Modelling. DWAF Report No. P WMA 01/A61/00/0503. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Pretoria, South Africa.
3. BIRKHEAD AL and JAMES CS (1998) Synthesis of rating curves from local stage and remote discharge monitoring using nonlinear Muskingum routing. J. Hydrol. 205 52-65.
4. BLIGHT GE (2002a) Measuring evaporation from soil surfaces for environmental and geotechnical purposes. Water SA 28 (4) 381-394.
5. BLIGHT GE (2002b) Water Balances for Soil Systems. Centre for Water in the Environment Report, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
6. BRITISH STANDARDS (BS) 3680 (1980) & (1983) British Standard for the Measurement of Liquid Flow in Open Channels. Part 3A: Velocity-Area Methods.
7. COETZEE MS and ROGERS KH (1991) Environmental correlates of plant species distribution on the Nyl River floodplain, South Africa. S. Afr. Jour. Aquat. Sci. 17 44-50.
8. DINCER T, CHILD S and KHUPE B (1987) A simple mathematical model of a complex hydrological system - Okavango Swamp, Botswana, J. Hydrol. 93 41-65.
9. DUEVER MJ (1988) Hydrologic processes for models of freshwater wetlands. In: Mitsch WJ, Straškraba, M and Jørgensen, SE (eds.) Wetland Modelling, Developments in Environmental Modelling 12. Elsevier. 9-39.
10. HAMMER DE and KADLEC RH (1986) A model for wetland water dynamics. Water Resour. Res. 22 (13) 1951-1958.
11. HARGREAVES GH (1994) Defining and using reference evapotranspiration. J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. ASCE 120 (6) 1132-1139.
12. HAVENGA CFB, PITMAN WV and BAILEY AK (2007) Hydrological and hydraulic modelling of the Nyl River floodplain. Part 1: Background and hydrological modelling. Water SA 33 (1) 1-8.
13. HIGGINS SI, COETZEE MAS, MARNEWECK CG and ROGERS KH (1996) The Nyl River floodplain, South Africa, as a functional unit of the landscape: A review of current information. Afr. Jour. Ecol. 34 131-145.
14. HIGGINS SI, ROGERS, KH and KEMPER J (1997) A functional description of the landscape vegetation patterns of a semi-arid floodplain, South Africa, Plant Ecol. 129 (1) 95-101.
15. JENSEN ME and HAISE HR (1963) Estimating evapotranspiration from solar radiation. Proc. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng. in J. Irrig. Drain. Div. 89 (IR4) 15-41.
16. KLEYNHANS MT (2005) Hydraulic and Hydrological Modelling of the Nyl River Floodplain for Environmental Impact Assessment. Unpublished M.Sc. (Eng) Dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
17. KLEYNHANS MT, JAMES CS and BIRKHEAD AL (2007) Hydrological and hydraulic modelling of the Nyl River floodplain. Part 3: Applications to assess ecological impact. Water SA 33 (1) 21-26.
18. LINACRE ET (1977) A simple formula for estimating evaporation rates in various climates using temperature data alone. Agric. Meteorol. 18 409-424.
19. MARNEWECK CG (1988) Personal communication. Centre for Water in the Environment, Wits University.
20. MOORE A (1980) Waterbalans Studies in Geselekteerde Subhabitatte van 'n Burkea-Savanna. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
21. PITMAN WV and BAILEY AK (2004) The Hydrologic and Hydraulic Study of the Behaviour of the Nyl River Floodplain - Hydrological Model Calibration.DWAF Report No. P WMA 01/A61/00/0403, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Pretoria, South Africa.
22. POFF NL, ALLAN JD, BAIN, MB, KARR JR, PRESTEGAARD, KL, RICHTER, BD, SPARKS RE and STROMBERG JC (1997) The natural flow regime - a paradigm for river conservation and restoration. BioScience 47 (11) 769-784.
23. SCHOLES RJ and WALKER BH (1993) An African Savannah: Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
24. THOMPSON JR and HOLLIS GE (1995) Hydrological modelling and the sustainable development of the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands, Nigeria. Hydrol. Sci. J. 40 (1) 97-116.
25. THORNTHWAITE CW (1948) An approach toward a rational classification of climate. Geog. Rev. 38 55-94.