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Hydrological Principles

Water Engineering · Level 6  ·  4 Chapters

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Chapters

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Conduct hydrological analysis
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Perform hydro-geological analysis
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Perform soil and water conservation
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Conduct Integrated Water Resources Management principles
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What Hydrological Principles covers: 24 main topics in 4 chapters

1. Conduct hydrological analysis

  1. 1.1 Safety and PPEs
  2. 1.2 Hydrological processes, principles and application
  3. 1.3 Hydrological measurements
  4. 1.4 Precipitation- types, forms, areal rainfall, causes of errors of rainfall data, filling missing rainfall data
  5. 1.5 Stream flow measurement
  6. 1.6 selection of a regular gauging station site
  7. 1.7 River gauging
  8. 1.8 Computation of stream discharge (mean section method, mid-section method; Stage discharge relationship
  9. 1.9 Hydrological reports

2. Perform hydro-geological analysis

  1. 2.1 Hydrogeological processes
  2. 2.2 Geological formations
  3. 2.3 Classifications of wells
  4. 2.4 Well site establishment
  5. 2.5 Hydrogeological surveys and reports

3. Perform soil and water conservation

  1. 3.1 Soil properties
  2. 3.2 Water resources
  3. 3.3 Soil erosion control
  4. 3.4 Water conservation practices

4. Conduct Integrated Water Resources Management principles

  1. 4.5 Concepts of IWRM
  2. 4.6 Principles of IWRM
  3. 4.7 Integrated watershed management
  4. 4.8 Water policies and legislations
  5. 4.9 IWRM practices
  6. 4.10 Applications of IWRM in Kenyan Context

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