Flash Flood Modeling on Wadi Reem in the western region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
Journal of Egyptian Academic Society for Environmental Development. D, Environmental Studies | ||||
Article 2, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2020, Page 11-24 PDF (809.28 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jades.2020.117261 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
’Mahmoud Abd El Shafy 1; Alaa Mostafa2; El Montaser Mahmoud Sleem3 | ||||
1Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), | ||||
2, Faculty of Science, Assiut Branch, Al-Azhar University | ||||
3Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut Branch, Al-Azhar University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Most of Saudi Arabia can be considered a typically arid region where the annual average amount of rainfall varies between 50 and 100 mm. Asser Region in western Saudi Arabia is characterized by high rainfall intensity that leads to flash floods. Using digital elevation model (DEM) Watershed and its stream were delineated and morphological parameters calculated using Watershed Modeling System (WMS). Rainfall frequency analysis was performed for selected three rainfall gages using annual maximums of 24-h rainfall. As a result of the sparse hydrologic information, the relation between rainfall and runoff was calculated depending on the morphometric parameters, GIS techniques, Watershed Modeling System (WMS) and Hydrologic Engineering Center- Hydrologic Modeling System software (HEC HMS). In this work, the flood risks were studied and the results are considered the baseline data required to designate the required protection system against these risks. This study aims to assess the impact of flash floods in the Wadi Reem basin, which located in Assir Region, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Flash flood; Wadi Reem; Saudi Arabia; Morphological parameters; WMS; HEC-HMS Modeling | ||||
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