Assessment of sedimentation in Pong and Bhakra reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh, India, using geospatial technique

Height–Area–Storage Functional Models for Evaporation-Loss Inclusion in Reservoir-Planning Analysis

“…The Pong reservoir (also Maharana Pratap Sagar) is a multipurpose (irrigation and hydropower generation) reservoir system constructed on the River Beas, India [17]. Constructed in 1975 of earth fill, the reservoir is located at latitude 31 • 59 02 North and longitude 76 • 03 12 East.…”

“…Constructed in 1975 of earth fill, the reservoir is located at latitude 31 • 59 02 North and longitude 76 • 03 12 East. The reservoir is located at the Himachal Pradesh District of Kangra at the valley of the Himalayas of the Gangetic plains [17]. This district experiences two seasonal regimes known as the monsoon (rainy) and post monsoon (dry) seasons.…”

“…The former occurs from June to September, and the latter spans from October to May each year. The reservoir's catchment receives a mean annual precipitation of about 1800 mm [17]; the mean of the annual net evaporation is 493 mm.…”

“…The Bhakra reservoir (known locally as the Govind Saga Dam) is also a multipurpose reservoir system serving flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectric-power generation functions [17]. The reservoir was constructed on the River Satluj, in the Himachal Pradesh District of Bilaspur.…”

“…As case studies, the methodology was tested on two reservoir systems in northern India: the Pong reservoir and the Bhakra reservoir as shown in Figure 2, which also shows the Pandoh dam, whose primary purpose is to divert some Beas River flows into the Bhakra reservoir. The Pong reservoir (also Maharana Pratap Sagar) is a multipurpose (irrigation and hydropower generation) reservoir system constructed on the River Beas, India [17]. Constructed in 1975 of earth fill, the reservoir is located at latitude 31°5902 North and longitude 76°0312 East.…”