Bathymetry of the Makoye Reservoir and its Implications on Water Security for Livestock within the Catchment

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dc.contributor.authorMuchanga, Manoah
dc.contributor.authorSichingabula, Henry
dc.contributor.authorObando, Joy
dc.contributor.authorChomba, Innocent
dc.contributor.authorSikazwe, Happy
dc.contributor.authorChisola, Moses
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T08:27:43Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T08:27:43Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of the study were to: determine bathymetry of the reservoir; understand seasonal hydrological regimes of the reservoir; determine factors influencing reservoir bathymetry and, examine the implications of the reservoir's bathymetry on livestock water demand and policy decision making. The determined reservoir bathymetries and capacities at low, medium and full levels confirmed drastic changes in water volumes and eventually, a threat to water security for livestock. This unsteady equilibrium in reservoir's bathymetry and water volumes was mainly due to high mean annual siltation rates (>5,000 tyr-1 ). Using 3D spatial analysts tools in ArcGIS 10.3 and spreadsheet Microsoft Excel to analyze the data based on the study, hypsometric curves showed strong non-linear relationships among water depth and water surface; water depths and water volume, as well as water surface area and water volume. Generally, through inter-seasonal comparisons of reservoir's bathymetries and water volumes between 2015 and 2017, this study illustrates the significance of bathymetric study of small reservoirs as a plinth to provide policy context and guidelines on water resource management for livestock, as a missing component in general studies of bathymetry, which are usually predominated by understanding the physical processes, but with little or no emphasis on their meaning towards addressing societal needs. Hence, a community engaged strategy to addressing upstream sediment-generating activities would help in stabilizing the bathymetry of the reservoir and eventually enhance water security for livestock.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding for this study under Task 109 project was largely received from the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Use (SASSCAL) funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (Project Grant Number 01LG1201M), and partly from the Zambian Government.en_US
dc.identifier.citationManoah Muchanga & Henry M. Sichingabula & Joy Obando & Innocent Chomba & Happy Sikazwe & Moses Chisola, 2019. "Bathymetry of the Makoye Reservoir and its Implications on Water Security for Livestock within the Catchment," International Journal of Geography and Geology, Conscientia Beam, vol. 8(3), pages 93-109.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2305-7041
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/22069
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Geography and Geologyen_US
dc.subjectBathymetry Evaporation GIS Hydrological regimes Livestock Monze District-Zambia Reservoir Sedimentation Water.en_US
dc.titleBathymetry of the Makoye Reservoir and its Implications on Water Security for Livestock within the Catchmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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