Sedimentation
Int. Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research, Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014
© 2014 by the authors – Licensee IJASER- Under Creative Commons License 3.0
Research article
www.ijaser.com editorial@ijaser.com ISSN 2277 – 9442
Investigating the sedimentation pattern at Ghazi barrage reservoir and impact of 2010 flood upon it
Ishtiaq Hussain1, Abdul Razzaq Ghumman2, Hashim Nisar3
1
A student of PhD in Civil Engineering at University of Engineering and Technology Taxila Pakistan and working in Water Sector of Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan as Additional Director
(Geotech) in the office of General Manger & Project Director Tarbela Dam Project-Tarbela Pakistan
2
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
3
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
DOI: 10.6088/ijaser.030300014
Abstract: Ghazi Barotha Hydro Power Project is a run of river project meant for generation of 1450 MW electricity. It is Pakistan’s second biggest power generating project of vital importance. Ghazi Barrage, one of the key components of the project and situated just downstream of Tarbela Dam project, diverts the
Tarbela releases towards 52 KM long Power Channel, another key component, which in turn conveys it to village Barotha for power generation through Power House, the final key component of the project. Two factors which necessitated this study were heavy sediment accumulation in Tarbela dam thereby increasing the sediment inflow into the Ghazi Pond and the devastating flood of 2010 which brought huge sediments from the area upstream of Tarbela. It was important to find out what was happening to the Ghazi pond and changes it had undergone since its operation in 2005. The strategy of this study was to find out incoming and outgoing sediment load from the available data thereby evaluating load retained in the pond along-with
© 2014 by the authors – Licensee IJASER- Under Creative Commons License 3.0
Research article
www.ijaser.com editorial@ijaser.com ISSN 2277 – 9442
Investigating the sedimentation pattern at Ghazi barrage reservoir and impact of 2010 flood upon it
Ishtiaq Hussain1, Abdul Razzaq Ghumman2, Hashim Nisar3
1
A student of PhD in Civil Engineering at University of Engineering and Technology Taxila Pakistan and working in Water Sector of Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan as Additional Director
(Geotech) in the office of General Manger & Project Director Tarbela Dam Project-Tarbela Pakistan
2
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
3
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
DOI: 10.6088/ijaser.030300014
Abstract: Ghazi Barotha Hydro Power Project is a run of river project meant for generation of 1450 MW electricity. It is Pakistan’s second biggest power generating project of vital importance. Ghazi Barrage, one of the key components of the project and situated just downstream of Tarbela Dam project, diverts the
Tarbela releases towards 52 KM long Power Channel, another key component, which in turn conveys it to village Barotha for power generation through Power House, the final key component of the project. Two factors which necessitated this study were heavy sediment accumulation in Tarbela dam thereby increasing the sediment inflow into the Ghazi Pond and the devastating flood of 2010 which brought huge sediments from the area upstream of Tarbela. It was important to find out what was happening to the Ghazi pond and changes it had undergone since its operation in 2005. The strategy of this study was to find out incoming and outgoing sediment load from the available data thereby evaluating load retained in the pond along-with
References: 1. Benjamin, Sebastien Erpicum, Pierre Archambeau & Michel Pirotton, 2012. Experimental study of velocity fields in rectangular shallow reservoirs, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol 2. Chanson H. and James D.P. 2008.. Extreme Reservoir Siltation : A Case study Rapid reservoir sedimentation in Australia, Study report 3. Chaudhuri D. 2006. Life of Maithon Reservoir on Ground of Sedimentation a case study. Journal of Hydraulic Division 4. Einstein, H.A., 1950, The bedload function for sediment transportation in open channels, Technical Bulletin 1026, U.S 5. Emmett, W.W., 1980. A field calibration of the sediment-trapping characteristics of the Helley-Smith bed-load sampler, U.S 6. Fan, J., and Morris, G. L. 1992a. Reservoir sedimentation I: Delta and density current deposits. Journal of Hydraulic Division, ASCE, 1183, 354-369. 7. Fan, J., and Morris, G. L. 1992b. Reservoir sedimentation II: Reservoir desiltation and long-term storage capacity 8. Garcia, M.H., 1999, Sedimentation and erosion hydraulics, in Hydraulic Design Handbook, L.W. 9. Goel M. K., Sharad K. J and Agarwal. K. 2002. Assessment of sediment deposition rate in Bargi Reservoir using digital image processing 11. Juracek, K.E. 2011. Suspended-sediment loads, reservoir sediment trap efficiency, and upstream and downstream channel stability for Kanopolis and Tuttle Creek Lakes, Kansas, 2008–10: U.S. 12. Juracek, K.E. 2012. An Investigation of Element Ratios for Assessing Suspended-Sediment Sources in Small Agricultural Basins: Physical Geography, Volume 33, Number 1/January-February, 2012, 50-67. 13. Juracek, K.E., 2010. Sedimentation, sediment quality, and upstream channel stability, John Redmond Reservoir, east-central Kansas,1964–2009 , U.S 15. Kube M., Bronstert A., Wildi W. 2006. Impact of floods on reservoir sedimentation on the example of Lake Gruyere, Switzerland 16. Kyle E. Juracek, 2008, Sediment storage and severity of contamination in a shallow reservoir affected by historical lead and zinc mining, Environmental Geology, 54, 1447-1463. 17. Morris, G.L and Fan, J. 1998. Reservoir sedimentation handbook:-Design and management of dams, reservoirs, and watersheds for sustainable use, McGraw Hill, New York. 20. Pakistan Hydro Consultants; Ghazi Barotha Hydro Power Project 1991. Feasibility Report; Volume-2, Hydrology, Geology & Geotechnical Aspects, 1991. 21. Robert R. Holmes, Jr. 2010, Measurement of Bedload Transport in Sand-Bed Rivers: A Look at Two Indirect Sampling Methods Published online in 2010 as part of U.S 22. Survey & Hydrology Department Tarbela Dam Project TDP, 2002. Annual Report of Tarbela Reservoir Sedimentation-2002.