Determining the Effects of the Fires in the Mountains of Cordoba on the Quality of Water in the Reservoirs | Chapter 7 | Challenging Issues on Environment and Earth Science Vol. 9

 With a population of more than 1,450,000 people in 2020, Córdoba and its environs are one of Argentina's most major cities. The San Roque and Los Molinos reservoirs provide water to this city. The hydrological cycles in the region are extremely variable. Furthermore, the city's and its hinterland's constant population development in recent years has resulted in water supply conflicts that have been prolonged by droughts, floods, and changes in land use. Furthermore, fires in the basin on a regular basis severely harmed both reservoirs' routing, with grave repercussions. The goal of this study is to estimate the damage done to the San Roque and Los Molino lakes each year as a result of the fires that occurred in the Sierras de Córdoba. It also aims to figure out how much sedimentation has increased in both reservoirs. The Djorovic & Gavrilovic [1] model was used to compute the specified degradation in the basin. The time it takes to reach total siltation of the reservoirs owing to fires in the upper basin has decreased, according to the findings.

Author(S) Details

Santiago Reyna
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.

Teresa Reyna
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.

María Lábaque
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.

Fabián Fulginiti
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.

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