An Integrated Approach to Hydrographic Surveying of Large Reservoirs—Application to Tarbela Reservoir in Pakistan
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50448#.VD9yAlfHRK0 Author(s) Sarfraz Munir 1 , Muhammad Armaghan 2 , Arsalan Babrus 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Water Resources Engineering Program, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Kurdistan Region, Iraq . 2 MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan . 3 Water and Power Development Authority, Tarbela Dam Project, Haripur, Pakistan . ABSTRACT Hydrographic surveying in reservoirs is a key activity in order to collect data for a variety of purposes like estimation of storage capacity, rate and pattern of sediment deposition, movement of underwater sediment delta and reservoir routing, etc. These parameters play a pivotal role in any planning, management and operat...