What is it about?
The flood regime in the Prut – Bârlad catchments is characterised by short, high intensity floods in the majority of upland rivers. These upland rivers are often ephemeral – dry during the hot, summer months and wet during the winter months. In lowland rivers, flooding is more prolonged, especially near confluences. Short, high intensity rainfall coupled with low infiltration on catchments lead to flash flooding in upland areas. Changing land use patterns during the last 15 – 20 years are increasing the frequency and criticality of flooding throughout the catchments. The floods of 2008 were particularly extreme. River warning levels were exceeded during most of the year over many parts of the Prut-Bârlad catchments. The worst floods of 2008 took place in the period from March – April of 2008 and July – December 2008, when the high floods on most of the rivers reached historical limits. Large areas were inundated leading to death and severe infrastructure damage.
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Why is it important?
The floods of the year 2008 were particularly extreme. Defence thresholds for the Prut River were exceeded during most of the year. The management of Water Basinal Administration took the most appropriate measures to mitigate flood effects.
Perspectives
In order to maintain the safe operation of the defense lines on the Prut River and the Danube River, the personnel of Water Basinal Administration Prut – Barlad carries out immediate interventions at the critical points highlighted on the embankment network (infiltrations, erosions, areas under the projected elevation, under passages), depending on their seriousness and their negative effects. The most important works are raising the elevation and filling of the embankments in the areas with saddles and non-conforming transverse profiles of the levees.
mrs Elena Isabela v Balan
water basinal administration
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This page is a summary of: HISTORIC FLOODING IN THE PRUT-BARLAD CATCHMENTS, June 2018, STEF92 Technology,
DOI: 10.5593/sgem2018/3.1/s12.046.
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