Impact of Submerged Aquatic Weeds Growth on the Channel Velocity of the Dagai Distributary, Maira Branch Canal, Upper Swat Canal Irrigation System
Jan Muhammad1*, Muhammad Zubair Khan1 and Haroon Khan2
1Department of Water Resources Management, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Department of Weed Science and Botany, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Jan Muhammad, Department of Water Resources Management, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Map of the USC and PHLC irrigation system showing the study site (IWMI, 2011).
Figure 2:
Collection of composite samples of SAW and its weighing
Figure 3:
Determination of SAW composite sample volume.
Figure 4:
Procedure adopted for the flow measurement.
Figure 5:
Temporal variation in channel velocity cross-section profile.