Flood hazard assessment in the Yesil River basin

Abstract

Due to population growth and densification, and expanding construction, disaster risk in the world and its specific parts of the world is steadily increasing. Earthquakes cause the most damage, followed by floods. Floods are characterized by the highest frequency of events. In this research, annual data on 25 hydrological gauging stations of the considered territory were used to study the characteristics of maximum discharges and maximum levels of rivers in the Yesil water management basin. Data on maximum water levels and discharges are generalized because they are most important in the study of floods and the organization of flood control. It is the maximum level that determines the area and depth of flooding of territories. This study assessed the provided values of maximum levels and maximum water discharges by several methods (method of moments, the graph-analytical method for the full distribution, truncated distribution). For assessing flood damage, a map of the distribution of the maximum floodplain inundation depth over the basin area was constructed, taking into account the flood hazard classification by floodplain inundation layer. Quantitative assessment of hydrological extremes characterizing the danger of flooding has been carried out for gauging stations of Yesil water management basin during this research. HIGHLIGHTS Hydrological disasters include high/low water level, ice phenomena, and mudflow.; Snow accumulation is the principal source of feeding the Yesil river.; The possible cause of increased flood risk is human activities in the catchment.; Assessment of flood risk for individual sections of river systems is of paramount importance for flood prevention.;

Keywords

• flooding
• hydrological disasters
• maximum depth of floodplain inundation
• maximum water discharge
• maximum water level