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Estimation of Flood Environmental Effects Using Flood Zone Mapping Techniques in Halilrood Kerman, Iran

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High flood occurrences with large environmental damages have a growing trend in Iran. Dynamic movements of water during a flood cause different environmental damages in geographical areas with different characteristics such as topographic conditions. In general, environmental effects and damages caused by a flood in an area can be investigated from different points of view. The current essay is aiming at detecting environmental effects of flood occurrences in Halilrood catchment area of Kerman province in Iran using flood zone-mapping techniques. The intended flood zone map was introduced in four steps. Steps 1–3 pave the way to calculate and estimate flood zone map in the understudy area while step 4 determines the estimation of environmental effects of flood occurrence. Based on our studies, wide range of accuracy for estimating the environmental effects of flood occurrence was introduced by using flood zone-mapping techniques. Moreover, it was identified that the existence of Jiroft dam in the study area can decrease flood zone from 260 to 225 ha and also it can decrease 20 % of flood peak intensity. As a result, 14 % of flood zone in the study area can be saved environmentally.

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Abbreviations

HEC-HMS:

Hydrologic engineering center-hydrologic modeling system

HEC-RAS:

Hydrologic engineering center-river analysis system

GIS:

Geographic information system

NEXRAD:

Next generation radar

DEM:

OEDA added 3 mol propylene oxide

IfSAR:

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar

H.R.:

Horizontal resolution

V.A.:

Vertical accuracy

RMSE:

Root mean squared error

NED:

National elevation data

SRTM:

Shuttle radar topography mission

LiDAR:

Light ranging and detection

SCS:

Conservation service

CN:

Curve number

WMS:

Watershed modeling system

LSI:

Langelier saturation index

RI:

Risener index

DO:

Dissolved oxygen

BOD:

Biochemical oxygen demand

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

TSS:

Total suspended solids

TDS:

Total dissolved solids

Cu:

Copper

Fe:

Iron

PSU:

Practical salinity unit

uS:

Units of micro Siemens

CL:

Clay loam

SL:

Sandy loam

SiCL:

Silty clay loam

SCL:

Sandy clay loam

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Vanak Square, Tehran, Iran

    Siamak Boudaghpour & Majid Bagheri

  2. Department and Faculty of Basic Sciences, PUK University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Zahra Bagheri

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Boudaghpour, S., Bagheri, M. & Bagheri, Z. Estimation of Flood Environmental Effects Using Flood Zone Mapping Techniques in Halilrood Kerman, Iran. Arab J Sci Eng 40, 659–675 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-014-1536-2

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