Watershed

•Introduction
•Importance
•Management and Conservation Measures
•Benefits
 watershed

‘is the drainage area’ that

contributes run-off water
to a
drainage course or water body
 catchments

catchments

catchments
catchments

flow
direction

catchments

river

a tributary drainage line

an imaginary line dividing the flow directions is passing through these points

drainage map of the area

 the divide line of a drainage area

this line bounds the watershed area of the shown drainage line
 major drainage
line in the watershed

common outlet
point of the
watershed

drainage area of the watershed

paddy land in
the watershed
 paddy land in
the watershed

paddy land is usually located at the foot of catchments. It receives all that the
catchments empty in to it. management of the catchments determine to a great
extent the quality and productivity of paddy lands
 under kerala conditions, each watershed is comprised of
hundreds of individual land holdings both dry lands and paddy
 contour lines

contour map of the watershed

Ground Situation
 some of the important
conservation measures
STREAM
WATERSHED
DELINATION
CONTOURS
PONDS
 WATER
HARVESTING
STRUCTURES
RETAINING
WALL
CHECK DAMS
CONTOUR
BUNDS
AGROSTOLOGY
CONTOUR
TRENCHES
 MOISTURE
CONSERVATION
PITS
 AGRO
FORESTRY
The treatments befit the watersheds in terms of…
• water conservation
• ground water recharge
• drought mitigation
• flood moderation
• agricultural production and food security
• rural employment
• augmentation of rural livelihoods
• eco-ecological growth
• agro-eco systems
• regeneration of environment
• safe guard of nature etc…..etc……