Analysing the Water Resources of Hungarian Watercourses in Terms of the Planned Irrigation Developments

Abstract

The constantly changing hydrological circumstances require making surface water balances from time to time in our country. Multiple methods can be used to calculate available water resources but according to water laws currently in force, the standard is the August 80% discharge duration. In the article, the author compares water resources of ten watercourses resulting from different methods, then creates water balances by estimating future water needs. After analysing the results, the author suggests performing new methods and analyses in the future.