Analysis of flood propagation and its impact on Negeri Lima Village due to the failure of Way Ela Dam

Abstract

Way Ela dam is a dam to be built in the Negeri Lima village. In the negeri lima village there was also a dam that formed naturally by landslide due to high rainfall on 13 July 2012. A year after it was formed, on 25 July 2013 flooding occurred due to an extreme rainfall that caused the failure of the natural dam. The event of the failure on 2012 generated flood that severely damaged houses and various public facilities to negeri lima village down toward to the coast. As a result of this event, a small-scale reservoir is formed. The Government plans to utilize the established reservoir to build the new Way Ela Dam. This study was conducted to analyze floods with scenarios in the event of a failure in the new Way Ela Dam. The overland flow is simulate with two dimensional numerical model HEC-RAS v.5. Determining strategies for mitigation needs to be assessed comprehensively, by simulating disaster scenarios on the dam, analyzing the impacts and then planning recommendations for disaster risk. The results are expected to be a reference for mitigation plans for the new Way Ela Dam.