Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4231-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4231-2021
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

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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.
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