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Mapping the Potential Regions for the Construction of Cement Concrete Check Dams Using Remote Sensing and GIS

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Check dams are widely used soil and water conservation structures throughout the world, constructed either for recharging groundwater or for retaining water for domestic and irrigation use. However, identifying the prospective zones for constructing check dams remains challenging. This study aimed to develop detailed geographic information system (GIS) procedures for suitable locations for check dams. The various rules given in the literature were reviewed and a set of rules were customized for selecting suitable sites for constructing the check dams, considering their practicality and purpose. The study highlighted the shortcoming observed in the Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) rules for identifying suitable locations for constructing the check dams. Shortcomings in routine use of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) sources are discussed. Stream network map was prepared by corroborating the streams from various sources, such as SRTM DEM, Google Earth Images, and SLUSI (Soil and Land Use Survey of India) analog maps. Detailed GIS procedures were developed for zoning the prospective locations for constructing check dams. The developed GIS procedures were implemented to map the potential zones for constructing cement concrete check dams in the Noyyal river basin, India. This work will be helpful for the hydrology community to locate the check dams in watersheds.

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  1. Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. K. Shaheemath Suhara & Balaji Kannan

  2. Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Suhara, K.K.S., Ravikumar, V., Kannan, B. et al. Mapping the Potential Regions for the Construction of Cement Concrete Check Dams Using Remote Sensing and GIS. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 50, 2193–2208 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-022-01591-y

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