GIS-based Approach to Estimate Surface Runoff in Small Catchments: A Case Study

The issue of surface runoff assessment is one of the important and relevant topics of hydrological as well as geographical research. The aim of the paper is therefore to estimate and assess surface runoff on the example of Vyčoma catchment which is located in the Western Slovakia. For this purpose,...

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Published inQuaestiones geographicae Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 97 - 116
Main Authors Vojtek, Matej, Vojteková, Jana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poznan De Gruyter Open 01.09.2016
De Gruyter Poland
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GIS
land use
SCS runoff curve number method
small catchment
surface runoff
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Summary:The issue of surface runoff assessment is one of the important and relevant topics of hydrological as well as geographical research. The aim of the paper is therefore to estimate and assess surface runoff on the example of Vyčoma catchment which is located in the Western Slovakia. For this purpose, SCS runoff curve number method, modeling in GIS and remote sensing were used. An important task was the creation of a digital elevation model (DEM), which enters the surface runoff modeling and affects its accuracy. Great attention was paid to the spatial interpretation of land use categories applying aerial imagery from 2013 and hydrological soil groups as well as calculation of maximum daily rainfall with N-year return periods as partial tasks in estimating surface runoff. From the methodological point of view, the importance of the paper can be seen in the use of a simple GIS-based approach to assess the surface runoff conditions in a small catchment.
ISSN:2081-6383
2082-2103
2081-6383
DOI:10.1515/quageo-2016-0030