Aquaculture Engineering

Detailed survey - Main factors - Topography

Unit 2- Fish Farm

Detailed survey
Main factors - Topography
Topography is the science of measuring the earth and its features and making of maps, charts and plans to show them. A topographical map not only shows the location of the features but also shows the slope of the ground. Weather the ground is flat, having uniform gentle slope, steep slope or undulated aground etc., and how much steep in between these locations. Topographic map helpful to find out

• Size and shape of the land
• Slope of the land
• Its elevation in relation to the water source
• Distance between source of water and location of site
• The best way of water supply to the ponds
• The easiest way of draining the ponds