Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The 13th World Congress of the European Water Resources Association (EWRA) on Water Resources and Environment, "New challenges in understanding and managing water-related risks in a changing environment", Palermo, İtalya, 24 - 28 Haziran 2025, cilt.1, ss.427-428, (Özet Bildiri)
Climate change, considered one of the most significant challenges in the last decades, has substantially
impacted water resources. To minimize these effects and ensure a sustainable water supply for future
generations, it is crucial to manage water resources in a balanced and well-planned manner. Reservoirs
play a key role in regulating river flows, hydropower generation, flood control, and water supply (Bisselink
et al. 2018). The effective use of stored water for different purposes depends on the efficient management
of reservoirs in line with their design objectives. Various simulation models have been developed to assess
reservoir operations and support water resources management.
In this study, the generalized reservoir simulation program HEC-ResSim, developed by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), was utilized to analyze reservoir
operations. The study focuses on the Çine River sub-basin, located within the Büyük Menderes River Basin,
and specifically examines the operation of the Adnan Menderes Dam. Büyük Menderes River Basin is one of
the agriculture-intensive basins of Turkey, dominated by Mediterranean climate conditions, experiencing
water scarcity exacerbated by anthropogenic influences and climate change. Through simulations based on
predefined operational rules, system’s behavior was analyzed to evaluate its performance under different
conditions.