Rainfall-runoff relationships on the Njemps flats of Baringo district: implications for water harvesting.
Abstract
Artificially derived runoff parameters were used to estimate the runoff potential on the Njemps Flats, Kenya, using the linear regression model of rainfall-runoff analysis. Resultant rainfall-runoff relationships revealed high runoff coefficients of up to 80% and thus, a high runoff potential. It is concluded that runoff-based afforestation is a viable undertaking on the Njemps Flats provided that species selected can withstand short- and long-term droughts. The runoff prediction methodology developed in this study can be applied to other areas where runoff data is lacking.
Citation
Wairagu, M. M., Gichuki, F. N., Mungai, D. N., Gachene, C. K. K., & Thomas, D. B. (2000). Rainfall-runoff relationships on the Njemps flats of Baringo district: implications for water harvesting. In Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use. Proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop, Kikuyu, Kenya, 15-19 February, 1993. (pp. 253-256). Soil and Water Conservation Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.Publisher
University of Nairobi, Department of soil science,