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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 157, 2020
Key Trends in Transportation Innovation (KTTI-2019)
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Article Number | 02006 | |
Number of page(s) | 11 | |
Section | Environmental Engineering | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015702006 | |
Published online | 20 March 2020 |
Flood risk assessment of river “Kelani Ganga” exceeding its threshold water level
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
* Corresponding author: wa.charith@gmail.com
Flood risk assessment curves were developed for a flood risk assessment carried out in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Annual maximum water levels at three gauging stations in Kelani Ganga were used as data to prepare the flood risk assessment. Information sources include the Ministry of Disaster Management, Irrigation department and Department of Metrology. Current approaches to risk assessment function development were improved by using the extreme value theory. The most suitable model from the extreme value theory was defined by the behaviour of the probabilistic density function. The probability of a threshold water level exceeding in a given year can be predicted by using the developed model. According to the results of the flood risk assessment at the three gauging stations along river Kelani Ganga, the Hanwella station is at an 89.3% high risk of inundating the area with the water level reaching up to 9.6m in 10 years of time. These results can be used to develop hazard maps for these areas as one of the criteria that must be taken into consideration when choosing the optimal site for construction.
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