Project Name: Study on Review of Hydrometric station Network of Nepal

Client

Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM)

Funded by

Government of Nepal (GON)

Location

Nepal

Project Started Date

2007

Project Completed Date

2008

Project status

Completed

Description of the Actual Services Provided by the Firm

Prepared a comprehensive report. The report consisted of : developing Geographical Information System (GIS) based database of existing hydro meteorological network stations especially hydrological monitoring station networks; precipitation, sediment, water quality, stream flow, and evaporation; categorizing stations an excellent, good, and poor based on quality of data, accessibility of station, stability of the control, necessity for water resources development, prelacy of the stations; designing optimal station network considering the physiographic heterogeneity of the country; classifying stations into primary, secondary and ; revising network for assessment of long term stream flows, flood forecasting, monitoring of snow and glaciers, and monitoring of sediment flow; developing GIS -based database of revised network; and giving recommendation for upgrading and replacing existing stations introducing modern instruments including real time systems.