what is a springshed ?

A “springshed ” is a set of watersheds and aquifers that integrate into a system that supplies water to a group of springs.

  • Rainfall
  • Spring recharge zone
  • Top soil
  • Groundwater flow
  • Spring (groundwater discharge )
  • Stream
  • Runoff
  • Aquifiers
  • Pond
  • Bedrock
Hence it is important to conserve springs and implement springshed management programs.
Anthropogenic changes such as deforestation, changes in land use and land cover, infrastructure development, overexploitation of groundwater, and climate change are leading to many springs drying out across the HKH. This poses serious threats to the water security of dependent communities.
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