Quantification of Sub-Watershed Wise Surface Runoff Using Remote Sensing, GIS and Soil Conservation Services – Curve Number Method, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Runoff is one of the significant hydrologic variables used in generally of the water resources applications. The Soil Conservation Service–Curve Number (SCS–CN) method is adopted for the evaluation of surface runoff in the Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India using multispectral remote sensing data, rainfall data and curve number approach. The weighted curve number is determined based on antecedent moisture condition (AMC)-II with an integration of Hydrologic Soil Groups(HSGs) and land use/ land cover categories. The daily runoff was estimated for rainfall Period September 2018 to November 2018. The results of the present study shows that the runoff depth for the study area are ranging in between 106.57 and 713.65 mm and runoff volume are ranging in between 2.75 and 126.21 mcm. In the present study, the methodology for determination of runoff for study area using remote sensing, GIS and SCS–CN method was described.

Keywords: Surface runoff estimation, sub-watershed, Remote Sensing, GIS, Curve number.