Torrential floods are the most frequent natural catastrophic events in the
Republic of Srpska (B&H). The main objective of this study is susceptibility
assessment to torrential floods in Ukrina River Basin using Index Based
Method (IBM) and Flash Flood Potential Method (FFPI), which operates
entirely in a GIS environment. The definition and identification of
influencing factors for torrential floods was the first step in the process
of developing the Torrential Flood Susceptibility Model (TFSM). According to
the results of these models, 54.00% and 40.86% of the Ukrina Basin area is
in the categories of strong and very strong susceptibility to torrential
floods. The second task was to identify the torrential basins and create the
Register and the Cadastre of Torrential Basins in the Ukrina River Basin.
After detailed field survey and analyses, 154 torrential basins have been
identified, occupying 551.37 km2 of the Ukrina Basin. According to the
validation indicators of the Torrential Flood Susceptibility Model, 138
torrential basins are in the category of strong and very strong
susceptibility according to Index Based Method, while 112 torrential basins
are in the same category of susceptibility according to Flash Flood
Potential Index Method, which are very good results of the validation. This
paper presents the significant step towards better understanding of the
phenomenon of torrential floods in the Republic of Srpska (B&H). The data
presented in this paper are also significant to practical issues such as
integral water management projects, spatial planning, sustainable land
planning and protection of soil, forest ecosystems and environmental
protection, sediment management, agriculture and other human activities.