Hydrology of Reconstructed and Natural Watersheds

Reclamation is a remedial practice carried out on
the mining-based disturbed watersheds, for
sustainable environmental conditions. Typically, the
objective of the reclamation is to bring the
disturbed watersheds back to the level of the
natural watersheds in terms of the watershed
ecological functions. Modeling practices and
comparative hydrological assessment of the reclaimed
(reconstructed) watersheds with reference to natural
watersheds are sparse in the literature. This book
presents a case study of an experimental
reconstructed watershed and a boreal forest
watershed to address the modeling and comparative
analysis on reconstructed watersheds. This study is
useful in the decision making where the hydrological
performance of the reconstructed watersheds is
vital. The study presented in this book is helpful
to mining industries, hydrological researchers and
stake holders who are interested in hydrology of
reconstructed and natural watersheds.

Autorentext
Lakshminarayana R. Bachu, M.Sc: Studied Hydroinformatics Engineering at University of Saskatchewan. Water Resources Engineer at MDH Engineered Solutions Corp. Saskatoon, Canada.

Klappentext
Reclamation is a remedial practice carried out on the mining-based disturbed watersheds, for sustainable environmental conditions. Typically, the objective of the reclamation is to bring the disturbed watersheds back to the level of the natural watersheds in terms of the watershed ecological functions. Modeling practices and comparative hydrological assessment of the reclaimed (reconstructed) watersheds with reference to natural watersheds are sparse in the literature. This book presents a case study of an experimental reconstructed watershed and a boreal forest watershed to address the modeling and comparative analysis on reconstructed watersheds. This study is useful in the decision making where the hydrological performance of the reconstructed watersheds is vital. The study presented in this book is helpful to mining industries, hydrological researchers and stake holders who are interested in hydrology of reconstructed and natural watersheds.