Sediment Sediment

SN Methods Equation yield Vol.(MCM)

(MCM/yr.) in 50 yr.

1 Varshney formula Qsv=141/A0.264 9.56 477.78

2 KP Sharma & Kansakar Qsv=-2.21+0.054A10.5+0.075A20.5+0.051MWI0.5 2.38 118.77
3 Joglekar's equation Qsv=0.00597A0.76 5.00 250.21
4 Dhruv Narayan et al Qsv=5.5+11.1Q 3.70 185.23
5 Khosla's equation Qsv=0.00323A0.72 1.90 94.99
High Himalayan yield
6 Qsv=Zone specific yield x catchment area 13.28 663.81
technique
Transposed from Bagga
7 6.99 349.63
(west Seti)
Avg. 305.77
174.81
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(MCM)
Reservoir
Vol. at FSl

Se d im e nt Yie ld in M m 3 / yr.
10.00
12.00
14.00

0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00

Va rs h n e y fo rm u l a

K P S h a rm a & Ka n s a ka r

Jo g l e ka r's e q u a ti o n

D h ru v N a ra ya n e t a l
Methods

K h o s l a 's e q u a ti o n

H i g h H i m a l a ya n yi e l d te c h n i q u e

Tra n s p o s e d f ro m B a g ga ( w e s t S e ti )
Tra n s p o s e d f ro m B a g ga ( w e s t S e ti )
SN Elevation band Area Specific yield Total yield Total yield
(masl) (km2) (t/km2/yr) (t/yr) (Mm3/yr)

1 500-1000 511.29 7500 3834675.0 1.59115145

2 1000-3500 4791.2 5000 23956000.0 9.94024896
3 3500-6000 1672.45 2500 4181112.5 1.73490145
5 >6000 47.905 500 23952.5 0.0099388
7022.84 31995740.0 13.3
 t/yr.
Annual avg. suspended sediment load 17739000
Bed load
total yield 17739000
At SR-6 Dam site(t/year) 16852050
At SR-6 Dam site(mcm/year) 6.99255187
209.776556
338.223444
83
At West Seti
Gross storage (mm3) 1500
Active storage (mm3) 926
0.617333
 Name of River Fraser River in
B.C., Canada

Karnali Basin
Area, Km2 250,000
30633628 30633628 Mean Annual Fow, m3/sec 3,410(Mission)
Annual Sediment Load, 18.4
tonnes/km2/year
13172460 12711049
Specific sediment yield, 74
tonnes/km2/year
13.17246 12.71105
Sediment yield per water 170
volume, tonnes/m3*106
Karnali River, Mekong River, Yellow River, Indus River,
Nepal Vietnam China Pakistan

43,560 800,000 770,000 960,000

1389(Chisapani) 15,000(mouth) 4,000(mouth) 6,400(mouth)
190 80 1,900 400

4,362 100 2,470 417

4,300 170 15,000 2,000