Ammar Abbas*(1)
(1). Directorate of Natural Resources, Agricultural Rsearch Center in Latakia, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research GCSAR, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Ammar Abbas. E-Mail: ammarabbas1984@hotmail.com).
Received: 27/05/2018 Accepted: 16/09/2018
Abstract
This research was conducted by the year of 2011 in Al-Sanobar watershed in Latakia province, with an area of 1336 km2, in order to study the hydrological status, climate factors and water budget for this watershed. A dam was built on the watercourse with a storage capacity of 98 million m3. Depending on the topographic maps 1: 50,000, geological maps 1: 200000, satellite images, climatic data of the dam station (precipitation, temperature and evaporation), runoff data from the Directorate of Water Resources in Latakia, and land use data of the watershed, the geometric features of the basin, and water budget were studied and the land use map was prepared. The results of geometric characteristics showed that the watershed was elongated and the shape factor value was greater than (1), so the flood hazard was low. The results of the water budget showed that more than 65% of precipitation is lost by evaporation, and the runoff reaches 30%. The land use map showed that about 55% of total area is cultivated with olive and citrus.
Key words: Watershed, Al-Sanaobar river, Al Thowra Dam, Water budget, Water losses.
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