2. Water resources

The precipitation is the only source of water in the territory of the Czech Republic. It is accumulated in the water reservoirs (lakes, dams) or in the groundwater. You can see in the table below that the volume of the usable groundwater recently decreases. Most of the precipitation is lost by the evapotranspiration and outflow.


reneweable water resources

Fig. 1. Renewable water resources in the years 2013-2019 (Source: Ministry of the Agriculture).


Task:

Repeat the water cycle and the hydrological balance of a river basin.