Towards more efficient flood routing methods

  • M. Antunes-Vallerey
  • Vol. 18 - Issue 1, 2011

In 2010 devastating floods affected China, Pakistan and Niger; 2011 has begun with catastrophic flooding in Australia and Brazil. It is therefore timely to review the role of dams in mitigating the effects of floods. This paper describes a study by EDF, which has focused on reservoirs in France and Chile. The paper describes and compares experience at the two sites

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