TY  - JOUR
T1  - Presentation of Rain Water Saving Method in Rainy Regions Using
ArcGIS and Regressional Analysis of Non-Dimensional Numbers
(Case Study: Ziarat Basin, Golestan, Iran)
AU - Shojarastegari, Hamid AU - Shakib, Seyed Hamed AU - Shakeri, Mojtaba 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SP  - 1077
EP  - 1084
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.1077.1084
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.1077.1084
KW  - reservoirs
KW  -parameters
KW  -non-dimensional numbers
KW  -MATLAB
KW  -Rainfall runoff
AB  - Rainfall runoff can be saved in the subsurface reservoirs in order to supply water to different rural
and urban parts. Volume estimation and dimensional optimization depend on a lot of hydrological and
physiological factors of the basin. In this study, the dam&#146;s usage to provide the drinkable water was
investigated in the Ziarat district located in the Golestan province. For this purpose, the sub-basins and basin&#146;s
runoff, flood potential of each sub-basin, DEM and their physiographic characteristics were determined by
ArcGIS software. Then in determination of the reservoir&#146;s optimal volume in different return periods, the cost
diagram was drawn according to the reservoir&#146;s building value and the water provision. The effective
parameters in the study which include the reservoir&#146;s Capacity (C), annually water Demand (D), the area of each
sub-basin (A), Rainfall (R), Reservation assurance degree (Re), stream Length (L), average slope of each i
Sub-basin (S) and Curve Number (CN) were used in non-dimensionalizing process and were used in order to
determine the size of the reservoir. For this purpose, a mathematical model was presented using the exponential
regression between B s and solving equations in MATLAB. Because of the lack of statistics in the hydrometric
stations in the basin, the maximum flooding estimations were conducted, using the regional analysis. The
instantly maximum discharge was defined as a function of basin area using the related code. By determining
the initial volume and output, the modeling was conducted. Results show that these reservoirs can compensate
the 11% water shortage which this province (Gorgan) faces each month with regard to 300 L sec<SUP>-1</SUP> water
shortage in this province.
ER  - 