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RAINFALL INTERCEPTION ON A SMALL FORESTED WATERSHED WITHIN THE KAWARTHA LAKES REGION

1983; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4296/cwrj0801120

1918-1817

T. Mathers, C. H. Taylor,

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Interception and precipitation data were collected on a small, mixed forested watershed in the Kawartha Lakes region of east-central Ontario. Measurements were taken from September 13, 1977 to September 12, 1978, in an effort to quantify the effects of vegetation on the disposition of precipitation. Regression equations were developed to describe the atmospheric and surface characteristics influencing interception. From these equations, approximately 12% of gross rainfall is intercepted and returned to the atmosphere. It is hoped that these results will assist in the construction of detailed water budgets for the region and other areas of similar hydrologic behaviour.