Visualization of the Reservoir Volume Change using GIS


Cannonsville Reservoir, New York. Drawdown from 0 - 44 meters.

This visualization shows results of the volume modeling for the Cannonsville reservoir, New York. The purpose of this exercise is to show how decrease in depth changes water volume within the reservoir.

The bar indicator shows percentage of the water volume correponding to the current depth, where the blue color shows the changing water surface.

Depth-to-volume relationship is widely used in environmental modeling to estimate residence time of various substances within the reservoir.