AREN 306 — Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Agricultural Engineering · University of Ghana
Components and processes of natural hydrologic systems, Hydrologic cycle, Precipitation and snow melt. Infiltration. Storm frequency and duration analysis. Hydrograph analysis. Frequency and probability with application to precipitation and floods. Evaporation, transpiration and evapo-transpiration. Ground water resources. Pumping tests and water balance studies. Concepts of Water Resources Management: The Water Resources System, Integrated Water Resources Management, Watershed Management, Wetlands and their Management, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Ghana, Human Interferences in the Water Resources System, Wetlands and IWRM. Storm water Run-off Management: Uncontrolled Storm Water Runoff, Prevention measures to Address Storm Water Runoff. Water Demand management: Tools and techniques for demand management. Principles of water conservation, water storage structures. Water harvesting. Embankments and farm ponds. Flood control, open channels and vegetative water ways. Terracing: - functions of terraces, terrace classification, terrace design. Urban Water Conservation, Concept of Non- Revenue Water, Policy Setting and Advocacy issues, Ghana Water Policy. Tools for Water Resources Systems Analysis
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AREN 301 — Soil and Crop Mechanics Application to Mechanization
- AREN 302 — Agricultural Materials Handling
- AREN 304 — Soil Mechanics
- AREN 305 — Heat Transfer
- AREN 307 — Farm Structures and Environmental engineering
- AREN 308 — Agricultural Machinery Technology
- AREN 309 — Soil and Water Engineering
- AREN 312 — Energy and Power Utilization on Farms
- AREN 101 — Engineering Graphics
- AREN 102 — Engineering Drawing
- AREN 201 — Engineering Surveying
- AREN 202 — Physical and Engineering Properties of Biological Materials
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).