Overtopping of fluvial dikes (or levees) can lead to the failure of the dike and massive flooding in the protected areas. Flood risk management requires accurate predictions of the breach expansion and of the flow through the breach. Existing methods are limited to frontal dikes (embankment dams) and do not apply for fluvial dikes.

Base flow represents the groundwater contribution to river flow. Its estimation is of overwhelming importance in hydrological modeling and water resource management, particularly during low flow periods. We propose a new automatic procedure to calibrate a filter used for deriving base flow from measured river flow. The method operationality and robustness is demonstrated for a broad range of catchments.

Rediffusion ce samedi 04/08 à 15:00 de l'émission "Les Eclaireurs" consacrée notamment aux inondations :

https://www.rtbf.be/lapremiere/emissions/detail_les-eclaireurs?programId=11177

It is our pleasure to announce the 5^th Symposium on Hydrological Modelling of the Meuse basin on Thursday, 13^th September 2018 in Liège (Belgium). This is a joint initiative of the research group HECE and Deltares.

The research group HECE is an associated partner in the DEUFI project recently approved by the leading French research agency ANR. Gathering partners from the academic, governmental, and private sector, DEUFI aims at mitigating the impacts of urban flooding, through an improved understanding the flow dynamics between streets and building structures in urban environments.

Le quatrième symposium "Hydrological modelling of the Meuse basin" se déroulera à Liège le vendredi 13 octobre 2017. La participation est gratuite mais l'inscription préalable par email est souhaitée (Bernhard.Becker@deltares.nl). Le programme peut être téléchargé ici.