RECONSTRUCTING THE HYDRAULIC BALANCE IN

LAKE GARDA FOR A PROPER MANAGEMENT OF

THE WATER RESOURCES

L U C A . A D A M I @ U N I T N . I T

L. ADAMI , M. AMADORI, S. PICCOLROAZ,N. MALESARDI, M.TOFFOLON

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TIME

2° World

War

Source: Historical Photographical Archive ofdi Peschiera del Garda

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TIME

2° World

War

Dam of

Ponti sul Mincio

1960

1819-1829mapire.eu

Source: Historical Photographical Archive ofdi Peschiera del Garda

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TIME

2° World

War

Dam of

Ponti sul Mincio

1960

1819-1829mapire.eu

2018googlemaps

Source: Historical Photographical Archive ofdi Peschiera del Garda

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TIME

2° World

War

Dam of

Ponti sul MincioOfficial Rule

Garda Levels

1960

Source: Historical Photographical Archive ofdi Peschiera del Garda

1965

1819-1829mapire.eu

2018googlemaps

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TIME

Official Rule

Garda Levels

1965

Experimental Rule

Garda Levels

2009

IRRIGATION

Hydraulic balance

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TIME

Official Rule

Garda Levels

1965

Experimental Rule

Garda Levels

2009

Optimal

MVF

Hydraulic balance

Management comparison

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Sarca-Garda-Mincio basin

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Sarca

Ledro

Garda

MincioSource: AdBPo

Presence of three regions

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Trentino A.A.

Lombardy

Veneto

The role of Mount Baldo

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Garda Adige

Baldo

Precipitation

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[mm/day]

[mm/day]

Evapotranspiration

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Method: Hargreaves-Samani 1982

[mm/day]

[mm/day]

Evaporation

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Method: Penman

Evaporation

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Method: Penman

Hydraulic balance

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Hydraulic balance

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Case: (A)

Hydraulic balance

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Case: (B)

Question timeDiscussion:

Three regions/provinces that produces datasets with different standards

Watershed modelling of input basins (Sarca, Ledro, Ponale)

Hyporeic flow

…

Thanks for the attention!luca.adami@unitn.it

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