Hydro Power Potential of Swat River Catchment, Pakistan; a Dendrochronological Approach

through a dendrochronological approach and utilize it for
hydropower evaluation of the Swat River catchment. For the purpose
of dendrochronological analysis, Tree-ring samples were collected
using increment borers and measured by Velmax measuring system.
The previous hydrological data ranging from 23 to 55 years of the
same tributaries were collected from Water and Power Development
Authority, Pakistan and Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development
Organization (PEDO). Both dendrochronological and obtained
hydrological data have been applied to reconstruct the long-term
hydrological data of more than 200 years. The reconstructed
hydrological data has been used for hydel power potential estimation
of all studied tributaries. The current investigation presented the same
pattern of flow rate and power potential in existing and reconstructed
hydrological data with minor variances. The findings of this research
demonstrate that reconstructed hydrological data can be obtained by
using existing hydrological and dendrochronological data, and it can
act as the best source to measure the expected flow rate and
hydropower potential.