Flood Control in Urban Basins Using Detention Ponds Comparison to Localized River Engineering Countermeasures

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Imam Khomeini International University, Ghazvin, Iran.

2 Water Resources Engineer, River Engineering sec., Mahab Ghods Consulting Engineers, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

In this paper effects of constructing detention ponds for flood control in basins immediately upstream an urban area, are studied. Comparisons are made between this practice and conventional localized river engineering countermeasures regarding socio-economical aspects. The study is conducted in Abkharvar urban basin in Behbahan city in the KhouzestanProvince, in southwestern Iran. Based on the design flood routing, the effects of detention ponds on the dimensions of the conveyance canal are studied. Total costs of flood control alternatives are then compared. Results show that regarding socio-economical issues, detention ponds are superior to conventional localized river engineering and flood control countermeasures for flood control purposes in urban basins.

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Iran-Water Resources Research
Volume 3, Issue 1
June 2007
Pages 80-83

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  • Receive Date: 10 May 2006
  • Revise Date: 22 May 2007
  • Accept Date: 07 June 2007

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