@article{fdi:010064082,
  title = {{W}ater balance of small reservoirs in the {V}olta basin : a case study of {B}oura reservoir in {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{F}owe, {T}. and {K}arambiri, {H}. and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {P}oussin, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {C}ecchi, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}ffective water resources development and management is crucial for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in many developing countries. {I}n {W}est {A}frica, large numbers of small reservoirs with volumes from 10(4) to 10(7) m(3) play a considerable role in maintaining and developing activities in remote areas and in providing irrigation water for agriculture and supply water for both livestock and people. {T}he lack of baseline data on reservoir operation hinders their optimal management. {T}he objective of this study was to enhance the knowledge of water resources of the small reservoirs in order to improve their management in the context of multiple uses. {T}his study was carried out on a small reservoir located in {S}outhern {B}urkina {F}aso which was monitored for 2 years (from {A}pril 2012 to {A}pril 2014). {A} simple approach based on the mass conservation equation was developed for estimating reservoir fluxes. {F}or a short hydrological monitoring period, the rainfall, evaporation and reservoir filling patterns revealed a different hydrological balance of the reservoir between these 2 years. {A} decrease of 32% in the annual rainfall leads to a 50% reduction in the annual runoff coefficient. {T}he results showed that about 60% of water was lost by evaporation, whereas less than 20% of water caught in the reservoir was withdrawn for various uses. {T}he available water resources in the studied system are largely sufficient to satisfy the current demands. {T}here are still possibilities for developing uses of water storage and for enhancing the irrigation potential of the small reservoir. {T}his analysis indicates that small reservoirs are underperforming. {T}he results highlighted that estimating water fluxes in a reservoir is a central task to support water management authorities and stakeholders in operational strategies for water supply and irrigated agriculture.},
  keywords = {{H}ydrological monitoring ; {S}mall reservoirs ; {W}ater balance ; {W}ater use ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gricultural {W}ater {M}anagement},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {},
  pages = {99--109},
  ISSN = {0378-3774},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agwat.2015.01.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064082},
}