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Flood events, as one of the most common natural disasters in Serbia are the subject of research from different aspects. In this chapter, the estimation of flood peaks in the Kolubara river basin are analysed based on the data collected at four hydrological gauges (Valjevo, Slovac, Beli Brod, and Bogovadja) in 1961–2015 period. Using probability theory and mathematical statistics, analyses of time series of maximum discharges were made. Then theoretical functions of the maximum discharges occurrence were obtained and estimation of flood magnitude for a given recurrence interval T (T-year flood) was calculated based on these data. The results have shown that floods mostly occur in late spring or early summer, in the periods of frequent cyclones. After 1980, the greatest floods in the Kolubara river basin were recorded in 2014, 2010, 2001, and 1981. In this chapter, special focus is on flood in May 2014, which is considered to be the greatest flood recorded in Serbia and in this basin since the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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This study was carried out within the framework of Project 47007, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
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Milanović Pešić, A. (2020). Hydrological Aspects of the Floods in the Kolubara River Basin (Serbia)—Analyses and Flood Mitigation Measures. In: Nedkov, S., et al. Smart Geography. Key Challenges in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5_10
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