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Nepal.
1. Introduction …………………………………………………………….1
Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………..9
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1. Introduction
referred The Ministry), for the “Installation of stream gauges at Roshi Khola,
Panauti to monitor river water discharge”, this final report has been prepared
1.1 Background
hydrometric station. The staff gauge is made of a durable material with a low
distance and are similar to those on a surveying staff. Sometimes, it may not
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a single gauge and in such cases the gauge is built in sections at different
locations. Such gauges are called sectional gauges. When installing sectional
gauges, care must be taken to provide an overlap between various gauges and
water in an open channel, including any sediment or other solids that may be
cubic meters per second (m3/s). Streamflow cannot be measured directly, but
stream width, stream depth and flow velocity. Even though streamflow is
discharge rating for the site. The discharge rating may be a simple relation
a function of stage, slope and rate of change of stage or other factors. Initially
the discharge measurements are made at various stages at the station to define
usually monthly, and also during extreme events such as floods or droughts to
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verify the rating, extend the rating, or to define any changes in the rating
stage as the ordinate. Such a plot between the discharge and stage is known
recording the stage continuously which can be readily converted into the
discharge through the above relation. For most of the gauging stations a
are made within a rather limited range around the average stage in river.
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Both at very low stages and at very high stages during floods there may be
for the low stages and upward for the high stages.
and tracer technique; (c) to re-establish a rating curve, and (d) to develop the
hydrological research.
The long term objective will be realized after a few years’ of work at the Roshi
Khola.
3. Project site
Kavre district is valuable both for economic and social point of view for the
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particular region (Fig.1). The regional drinking water, irrigation and Panauti
1965 A.D.) are completely dependent on Roshi khola. Moreover, Roshi khola
optimum utilization of water for the above mentioned purposes including the
The following works were carried out during the contract period:
The following major approach and methods have been followed for the
present study.
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The ideal gauge site satisfies the following criteria, many of which are
Meteorology (DHM). With some limitation following criteria has been strictly
(a) The general course of the stream is straight for about 10 times the stream
width, upstream and downstream from the gauge site if the control is a river
conditions must be such that the control is not drowned. The water entering a
(b) The total flow is confined to one channel at all stages and no flow
(c) The stream-bed is not subject to scour and fills and is relatively free of
aquatic vegetation.
(d) Banks are permanent, high enough to contain floods, and are free of brush.
(e) Unchanging natural controls are present in the form of a bedrock outcrop
or other stable riffle for low flow and a channel constriction for high flow – or
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not available, then channel conditions should allow for the construction of an
artificial control.
(f) A pool is present upstream from the control at extremely low stages to
(g) The gauge site is far enough upstream from the confluence with another
stream or from tidal effect to avoid any variable influence the other stream or
proximity of the gauge site. It is not necessary for low and high flows to be
(i) The site is readily accessible for ease in installation and operation of the
gauging station.
under a concrete bridge. Three meters staff gauge (three sections each having
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Training was given to B.Sc. III year students from the Department of
Nepal, 1998: Station no. 640, Alt. 1480 m a.s.l., Drainage area 87 km2), in
1963 and continuous gauge height recording was done for 24 years (1964-
1987) (See the attached copy of published data by DHM). Due to the budget
constrain to operate the station, DHM decided to shut down the Roshi khola
to re-establish and update Rating Curve. As the load shedding hours are
existing hydropower plants are crucial to realize national priority and serve
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In order to realize the long term objective a local person should be trained
Acknowledgement
Science and Technology for their kind consideration to the project proposal.
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SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS
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Gauging Installation at Roshi Khola:
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