Research Article

Determination of Catchment Characteristics over Ballikaya Subbasin in Ceyhan Watershed via Arc-GIS Environment

Volume: 22 November 29, 2019
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Determination of Catchment Characteristics over Ballikaya Subbasin in Ceyhan Watershed via Arc-GIS Environment

Abstract

Water, an indicator of civilization, is one of the rare resources in which living organisms can continue their life activities. Watershed management plays a major role today in order to benefit from existing water resources (i.e. controlling water resources against drought, maintaining water quality) or to minimize the risks of excess water that may occur (i.e. flooding). For this purpose, Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is used in conjunction with developed technology to accurately determine catchment boundaries and accordingly to be applied in rainfall-runoff simulation process. In this study, high resolution DEM data was implemented to identify the river network in the Ballikaya region (Ceyhan Basin), establish the flow direction, flow accumulation, and basin boundaries in addition to these, to determine the characteristic features such as catchment area, and slope. This study indicates how convenient and important DEM data and Arc-GIS are in watershed implementations. Obtained DEM data was processed in the Arc-GIS environment, and it provides a capability  for the prediction of possible hydrological planning over the region (such as obtaining the precipitation-flow hydrograph, flood frequency estimation etc.).


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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Civil Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 29, 2019

Submission Date

July 30, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 31, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 22

APA
Diş, M. Ö., & Elagca, A. (2019). Determination of Catchment Characteristics over Ballikaya Subbasin in Ceyhan Watershed via Arc-GIS Environment. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 22, 88-94. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.598898