Class V, Wed, Feb 7, 2018./// lecture4-5 till page 7

Question 1

Water shed definition

Answer 1

Area that drains into a common outlet, any point outside the water shed will drain outside it.

Question 2

There is an example on the copybook that show the difference between a watershed elongated and one shorter

Answer 2

Check it

Question 3

How is the hydrologic cycle affected by urba development

Answer 3

Yes , it is affected, check slides
FOr example we wil have more runoff, less infiltration and evapotranspiration, also the water shed will be different, it will get shorter with higher peek

Question 4

How we can achieve a balance between the urban development and the nature

Answer 4

We use LID, low impact development or WSUD, water sensitive urban design

Question 5

Water shed delineation introduction

Answer 5

Check