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Sediment Management in
Reservoirs of Afghanistan Presented to:
Sixth International Conference on Scour and Erosion
Paris, France
September 31, 2012
Presented by Hasan Nouri
President FluvialTech Inc., San Clemente, California
View of the Reservoir from Darunta Dam West of Jalalabad
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Kajakai
Dam
Helmand
River
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Sediment deposition has occurred in Kajakai Reservoir since the reservoir was formed in 1952. A topographic
survey in 1953 indicated Kajakai Reservoir had an original volume of about 1,844 million cubic meters at
the current spillway elevation of 1,033.5 meters (Perkins and Culbertson, 1970). In 1968, a sedimentation
survey indicated the reservoir had lost about 7 percent of its volume to about 1,715 million cubic meters
(Perkins and Culbertson, 1970). By 2005, sedimentation had likely reduced the reservoir volume by about 26
percent to an estimated 1,360 million cubic meters at the current spillway elevation (Whitney, 2006).
1844-1360 =
484 million
cubic meters
Kajakai Dam
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Approx. 374
Football Fields
320 Meters 320 Meters
484 million cubic meters
is equivalent to the cube
shown below
At a cost of $3.00 per cubic meter of
removing sediment from the reservoir that
translates to $ 1.5 billion.
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Hindu Kush Mountains
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Kabul River
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Amir Ghazi Dam
As can be noted in this and the following photographs most of the reservoirs of
Afghanistan are full of sediment and non functional because of 34 years of war
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Amir Ghazi Reservoir
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Darunta Dam
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Darunta Dam
FluvialTech
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Formation of deltas and islands in the Darunta Reservoir
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Darunta Reservoir
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Darunta Reservoir
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Darunta Reservoir
FluvialTech
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Beavers have built dams for thousands of years. However, beavers design their dams
such that they would wash off during major storms and sediment will not be trapped
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15 feet high 275 feet long Beaver Dam
FluvialTech
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Rubber Dams can function similar to Beaver Dams
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Granite Reef Diversion Dam
The purpose of the Granite Reef Diversion Dam is to divert water from the river
into the canals north and south of the river for delivery to water users within the
Project. Although Granite Reef Diversion Dam is a concrete dam only 29 feet
high the same objective can be accomplished by a rubber dam.
FluvialTech
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BART
tracks
UP railroad
tracks
BART weir
ACWD rubber dam
In 2007 the Alameda County Flood Control District (ACFCD) and Alameda County Water District (ACWD)
signed an agreement to design a fish ladder that will allow the steelhead to bypass the BART weir and
adjacent inflatable water supply dam. This shows how we can solve our problems in America. In
Afghanistan we can use rubber dams to divert water into canals and irrigate dry land adjacent to rivers
for growing crops and fruits. We should make it clear to the landowners and villagers that we will remove
the rubber dams if they use the land for the growth of narcotics.
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Sediment Management Options in a Reservoir
• Hydraulic Dredging
• Hydro-Suction Removal System (HSRS)
• Dry Excavation (Trucking)
• Flushing
• Upstream Sediment Trap Basins
• Bypass System (Subject of next Presentation)
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FluvialTech
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After operation
Asahi Dam
Bypassing turbid water and
sediment from the upstream
Before operation
Sediment Bypass System
Asahi Dam
Sediment accumulation
Prolonged turbid water
Riverbed degradation
Tunnel
Solving prolonged
turbid water and
sediment accumulation
Supply of sand to
the downstream
Outlet
Weir
Weir
Intake
intake
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Reduced sediment with the bypass system
Year
43
133 123
131
27
79
57
32
10 10 4
25
9 8 14
-2
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
2004
Annu
al sedim
enta
tion v
olu
me
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Accu
mu
late
d s
ed
ime
nta
tio
n v
olu
me
Annual sedimentation volume
Accumulated sedimentation volume
93
80
44
108
37
86
230
X1000 M3 X1000 M3
M3=8.1071X10-4 AF
D.A. = 9700 Acres 175 AF
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The sediment bypass system was awarded the
technical award of JSCE(Japan Society of Civil
Engineers) 1999 for its high technology.
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• Questions and Answers
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