A comparison of modeled flood characteristics to measurements of the 2002 flood on the Guadalupe River, Texas

The central Texas flood of 2002

Auteurs :
CURRAN, J.C.
BRYAN, D.
JENNINGS, M.
DIXON, R.W.

Description :
This paper compares a model and an empirical calculation for calculating flood probabilities and associated peak discharges for the upper Guadalupe watershed. Assuming an increase from tributaries into Canyon Lake, the estimate of peak discharge obtained from USGS data much more closely matches the recorded flow than the results from the National Flood Frequency program.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Symposium on Living in flood alley : lessons to learn, San Marcos, Etats-Unis, 2003-09, Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 2005, vol. 26, n°. 5, p. 396-408, nombre de pages : 13, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 21 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis