BENEFITS OF FLOW DATA FOR FLOOD-PROTECTION DESIGN

Authors
CORDERY I CLOKE PS
Citation
I. Cordery et Ps. Cloke, BENEFITS OF FLOW DATA FOR FLOOD-PROTECTION DESIGN, Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 8(1), 1994, pp. 33-38
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Limnology,"Water Resources","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517359
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
33 - 38
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7359(1994)8:1<33:BOFDFF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Stream gauging data play a vital role in the planning of flood mitigat ion strategies. A study of the value of stream flow data for the desig n of levee systems shows that the availability of a reasonable sample of pertinent data can be worth many times the cost of collecting that data.