Impact of detention dams on the probability distribution of floods

Manfreda, Salvatore; Miglino, Domenico; Albertini, Cinzia

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4231-2021

Articles | Volume 25, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4231-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4231-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 7

Research article

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30 Jul 2021

Research article |

| 30 Jul 2021

Impact of detention dams on the probability distribution of floods

Salvatore Manfreda, Domenico Miglino, and Cinzia Albertini

Model code and software

Peak outflows of a detention basin Salvatore Manfreda https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/95813-peak-outflows-of-a-detention-basin

Short summary

In this work, we introduce a new theoretically derived probability distribution of the outflows of in-line detention dams. The method may be used to evaluate the impact of detention dams on flood occurrences and attenuation of floods. This may help and support risk management planning and design.