Effective Flood Control Through Integrated and Collaborative Dam Operation at Three Dams in the Upper Nabari River

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 540-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayoshi Matsumura ◽  
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Hiroshi Kamiya ◽  
Naohiro Yoshida ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Rainfall Forecast ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Runoff Analysis ◽  
Flexible Operation

Heavy rain with Typhoon 18 threatened the Nabari River Basin, Kansai region, with inundation early on the morning of October 8, 2009. The Nabari River is a tributary of the Yodo river basin that contains Osaka and Kyoto and runs through Nabari City, which is a residential zone a commutable distance from Osaka city. In the upper reaches of the Nabari, there are three multipurpose dams – Shorenji Dam, Hinachi Dam, and Murou Dam – that are operated by the Kizugawa Integrated Dam Control and Management Office (KIDCMO), a branch office of the Japan Water Agency (JWA). Since it rained heavily downstream from the three dams, regular operation of the dams complying with given flood control regulations appeared unable to save Nabari City from inundation. The JWA and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) therefore conducted collaborative operation of the three dams to avoid inundating the city. In this case, flood control operation of the three dams commenced at an early stage before inflow reached defined flood discharge in consideration of the water level of the Nabari River, rainfall conditions, and the capacity of reservoirs. During operation, discharge from dams was changed in a timely manner and appropriately through collaborative operation of the three dams in order to maximize the effectiveness of all flood control capacities of reservoirs based on the latest rainfall forecast technology and runoff analysis. The use of improved rainfall forecast technology and runoff analysis models enabled effective application of flexible operation protocols. It is estimated that this operation has resulted in a 1.5 m decrease in the water level at the Nabari design control point and saved approximately 1,200 households from inundation. Considering recent climate change, it is possible to have extreme rainfall more often. The proof of the adaptability of this flexible operation is quite meaningful not only for flood damage mitigation in the downstream but also for future prospects of flood control by dams.

scholarly journals Identification of Flood-prone Areas using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS, the Case of Ciberang River Basin, Lebak District of Banten Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 930 (1) ◽  
pp. 012082
Author(s):  
Ynaotou ◽  
R Jayadi ◽  
A P Rahardjo ◽  
D A Puspitosari
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Level Gauge ◽  
Flood Hazards ◽  
Channel Routing ◽  
Flood Prediction ◽  
Discharge Data ◽  
Flood Prone Areas

Abstract It is common practice that flood hydrograph simulations help to provide better flood prediction and flood damage reduction planning. These efforts require information on flood-prone areas identification from the hydrological and hydraulic analysis results. Historically, the Ciberang River Basin has experienced floods. Those floods cause the loss of human life and damage some houses along the river’s channels, especially in Lebak District, Banten Province, Indonesia. The main objective of this study is to identify flood-prone areas based on the simulation result of a hydrologic and hydraulic model of catchment response due to several extreme rainfall events using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS software. Rainfall and discharge data measured at the Ciberang-Sabagi water level gauge on 10 January 2013 were used to calibrate hydrological watershed parameters. The hydraulics channel routing is started from the planned location of the Sabo dam to the downstream control point. The next stage was the simulation of rainfall-runoff transformation and 1D unsteady flow channel routing for the 2, 5, and 10-years floods return periods. The main result of this study is a flood hazards map that shows the spatial distribution of the area and inundation depth for each return period of the flood.

scholarly journals Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimation of Suspended Sediment Load in Krishna River Basin, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 3701-3705
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Suspended Sediment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Sediment Load ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Suspended Sediment Load ◽  
Artificial Neural

The correct assessment of amount of sediment during design, management and operation of water resources projects is very important. Efficiency of dam has been reduced due to sedimentation which is built for flood control, irrigation, power generation etc. There are traditional methods for the estimation of sediment are available but these cannot provide the accurate results because of involvement of very complex variables and processes. One of the best suitable artificial intelligence technique for modeling this phenomenon is artificial neural network (ANN). In the current study ANN techniques used for simulation monthly suspended sediment load at Vijayawada gauging station in Krishna river basin, Andhra Pradesh, India. Trial & error method were used during the optimization of parameters that are involved in this model. Estimation of suspended sediment load (SSL) is done using water discharge and water level data as inputs. The water discharge, water level and sediment load is collected from January 1966 to December 2005. This approach is used for modelled the SSL. By considering the results, ANN has the satisfactory performance and more accurate results in the simulation of monthly SSL for the study location.

scholarly journals Changes in stage–flow relation of the East River, the Pearl River basin: causes and implications

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Kun Li ◽  
Vijay P. Singh ◽  
Xiaohong Chen ◽  
Jianfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
River Channel ◽  
Pearl River Basin ◽  
Abrupt Decrease ◽  
East River ◽  
The Pearl River ◽  
High Level

Water level and streamflow extracted from 891 hydrological episodes from both dry and flood seasons covering a period of 1954–2009 were analyzed to investigate stage–flow relations. Results indicate the following. (1) Since the early 1990s the low/high flow is increasing/decreasing. The water level, particularly the high level, is consistently decreasing. An abrupt decrease of water level is observed since the early 1990s at the lower East River. (2) Stage–streamflow relation is usually stable in the river reach with no significant bedform morphological changes. Changes in the geometric shape of the river channel are the major cause of the change in the stage–streamflow relation. (3) An abrupt decrease of water level at the Boluo station is mainly the result of abnormally rapid downcutting of the riverbed due to extensive sand dredging within the channel which caused serious headwater erosion. This human-induced modification by downcutting of the river channel may lead to significant hydrological alterations and may have critical implications for flood control, conservation of eco-environment, and also for basin-wide water resources management in the lower East River basin.

scholarly journals Flood Risk Index Assessment: Case Study in Lenggor River Basin, Johor, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Nurul Afiqa Adila Zakaria ◽  
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi ◽  
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin ◽  
Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
State Government ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Control Limit ◽  
Statistical Process ◽  
Risk Class

The objective of this research is to determine the correlation of selected hydrological variables, to analyzed the significance factors influenced the occurrences of flood, to propose the flood control limit system and establish new flood risk index model in Lenggor River Basin based on secondary data derived from Department of Drainage and Irrigation (DID). Application of Chemometric technique such as Spearman’s Correlation Test, Principle Component Analysis, Statistical Process Control and Flood Risk Index created the most efficient results. Result shows water level has strong factor loading of 0.78 and significant for flood warning alert system application. The Upper Control Limit (UCL) for the water level in study area is 33.23m while the risk index for the water level set by the constructed formula of flood risk index consisting 0-100. The results show 20.6% classified as High Risk Class with index range from 70 and above. Thus, these findings are able to facilitate state government to come out with a comprehensive plan of action in strengthening the flood risk management at Lenggor River basin, Johor.  

Optimal coordination strategies for flood control and hydropower generation of reservoir

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Wei Ding ◽  
Guoli Wang
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Hydropower Generation ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Forecast Uncertainty ◽  
Streamflow Forecast ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Water Head ◽  
Optimal Coordination

<p>During flood seasons, the water head of the reservoir is kept in flood limited water level (FLWL) to satisfy the flood control objective, but this runs counter to the need for hydropower generation to maintain a high water-head. This paper focuses on the optimal hedging rules by setting an appropriate FLWL to maximize the benefit of hydropower without increasing the flood damage and raise the water level at the end of flood for non-flood season/future use. Two-stage hydropower functions considering the constraint conditions which include the downstream environmental flow and installed capacity are built. On the basis of studying the marginal utilities of the two-stage hydropower functions, the competitive and collaborative relationships between flood damage and hydropower benefit were analyzed qualitatively. A two-stage reservoir operation model with two objectives that are minimum flood damage and maximum hydropower generation is developed, which considers streamflow forecast uncertainty and acceptable flood risk. The derived OHR from the model can be used to make trade-offs between flood damage and hydropower benefit under different levels of streamflow forecast uncertainty or acceptable risk. Finally, the analysis is applied to the Nierji Reservoir in the north of China. The results indicate that the OHR can increase hydropower generation 1.57x106kw·h and decrease the volume of abandoned water30.04x106m3 average annual.</p>

scholarly journals Flood Risk Index Assessment: Case Study in Lenggor River Basin, Johor, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Nurul Afiqa Adila Zakaria ◽  
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi ◽  
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin ◽  
Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
State Government ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Control Limit ◽  
Statistical Process ◽  
Risk Class

The objective of this research is to determine the correlation of selected hydrological variables, to analyzed the significance factors influenced the occurrences of flood, to propose the flood control limit system and establish new flood risk index model in Lenggor River Basin based on secondary data derived from Department of Drainage and Irrigation (DID). Application of Chemometric technique such as Spearman’s Correlation Test, Principle Component Analysis, Statistical Process Control and Flood Risk Index created the most efficient results. Result shows water level has strong factor loading of 0.78 and significant for flood warning alert system application. The Upper Control Limit (UCL) for the water level in study area is 33.23m while the risk index for the water level set by the constructed formula of flood risk index consisting 0-100. The results show 20.6% classified as High Risk Class with index range from 70 and above. Thus, these findings are able to facilitate state government to come out with a comprehensive plan of action in strengthening the flood risk management at Lenggor River basin, Johor.  

scholarly journals Flood Risk Pattern Recognition Analysis in Klang River Basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puteri Nor Ain Kandari ◽  
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi ◽  
Pang Jyh Chyang ◽  
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin ◽  
Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Stream Flow ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Statistical Process ◽  
Pattern Recognition Analysis ◽  
Risk Pattern

This study was implemented to identify the specific factors that lead to major contribution of floods in Klang River Basin. A thirty-year (1987-2017) database obtained from Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), the selected data was analyzed by using integrated Chemometric techniques. The finding from Correlation Analysis revealed strong correlation between stream flow and water level is more than 0.5 (= 0.799). The finding from Principal Component Analysis proved that the selected parameters were significant with the result of R2 > 0.7was applied as a main tool for further analysis. Based on the result, it revealed that stream flow and water level were the most significant hydrological factor that influenced flood risk pattern in Klang River basin. Based on the result from Statistical Process control (SPC), the finding showed that the Upper Control Limit (UCL) for water level was 30.290m. The plotted data which is more than 30.290 m can cause flood to occur in Klang River Basin. Thus, it is very important to continuously monitor and maintain the mitigation measure of flood in the study area to avoid flood to occur. This study also helps to provide visualization of flood pattern and show the optimal rates for the maximum limit for flood control in Klang River Basin.  

scholarly journals Analysis of impacts of polders on flood processes in Qinhuai River Basin, China, using the HEC-RAS model

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1852-1860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqin Gao ◽  
Yu Yuan ◽  
Huaizhi Wang ◽  
Zhenxing Zhang ◽  
Liu Ye
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Water Level Changes ◽  
Maximum Water Level ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Qinhuai River

Abstract Flood control with polders is prevalent in East China. Their impact on flood processes is critically important for flood control, but has not been well documented. The Qinhuai River Basin was selected as the study area. A Hydrologic Engineering Center – River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) hydraulic model was developed to simulate and predict storm flood processes and the associated impact of polders. The study shows that the HEC-RAS model is capable of simulating the impact of polders on flood processes in the Qinhuai River Basin. The polders increased the water level outside of the polders. The polders in upstream watersheds have a greater impact on the water level than polders close to basin outlets when individually distributed. The maximum water level at Dongshan section shows an increasing trend for different sized flood with the increasing number of polders in the basin, and a linear increasing trend associated with urbanization. The smaller the flood scale is, the greater the maximum water level changes.

scholarly journals Integrated Simulation of Spillway and Diversion Structure in Flood Risk Assessment of Upper Solo River

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Saraswati Renaningsih ◽  
Rachmad Jayadi ◽  
Istiarto Istiarto
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Reservoir Operation ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Flood Routing ◽  
Integrated Simulation ◽  
Microsoft Access ◽  
Diversion Structure ◽  
Level Recorder

Wonogiri Reservoir is a multi-purpose hydraulic structure that is used for water supply service and flood control in the watershed area of Upper Solo River. Inflow of the Wonogiri Reservoir comes from 10 rivers in the watershed’s catchment area. As for the purpose of reservoir’s sediment controller, a new spillway is constructed; and also closure dike is being built, which influenced the change on reservoir storage characteristic, and then means that a new reservoir operation guideline is necessary. Therefore, study on flood routing on the watershed of Upper Solo River at the new condition of the reservoir operation is needed. The analysis was conducted to acquire detailed information on flood characteristics of Wonogiri Reservoir and Upper Solo River started from the downstream of the reservoir until the downstream control point in the Jurug Water Level Recorder including the flood discharge and the maximum water level. The analysis procedure was performed by four components, which are flood forecasting, reservoir flood routing, rainfall-runoff lateral inflow, and hydraulic channel routing. The analysis result was integrated into a software package which was arranged by using the Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012, Microsoft Access, and HEC-RAS. With the support of the software, it was expected that the decision making in the spillway operational is more quickly and more accurate (rapid assessment) in order to improve the flood control performance in the area of Upper Solo River.

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