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Flood Frequency Analysis of Betwa River, Madhya Pradesh India

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Flood is common phenomena worldwide since time immemorial. Recently the change in climatic parameters has drastically affected the pattern and magnitude of flood. India being one of the tropical country face flood and drought situations every year, therefore it needs accurate assessment and forecast of flood for proper management of natural resources.

An attempt has been made through the present study which consists frequency analysis on maximum daily discharge data in Betwa river at Basoda, Mohana and Shahijina gauging stations in Madhya Pradesh state using Gumbel’s Extreme value distribution and Log Pearson Type-3 distribution for 20 years period (1993-2012).

The result shows that Log Pearson Type-3 distribution is better suited for Betwa basin. The results can be used by civil engineers for deciding the dimensions of hydraulic structures such as spillways, dams, bridges etc. Floods are forecasted for the different return periods for Betwa river.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Allahabad, 211 014, India

    H. K. Pandey, Shivam Dwivedi & Kamlesh Kumar

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Pandey, H.K., Dwivedi, S. & Kumar, K. Flood Frequency Analysis of Betwa River, Madhya Pradesh India. J Geol Soc India 92, 286–290 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-1007-6

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