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Flood prevention dams for arid regions at a micro-scale sub-catchment, case study: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Eyad Abushandi
Published December 2016, 74 (11) 2523-2533; DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.341
Eyad Abushandi
Civil Engineering Department, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman E-mail: eabushandi@gmail.com; eshandi@soharuni.edu.om
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Unexpected flash flooding is one of the periodic hydrological problems affecting the city of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. The region has high potential for floods as it suffers high rainfall intensity in a short time and also has high urbanization rates and topographic complexity. Constructing flood prevention dams is one option to solve this problem. A cost-effective design requires a detailed feasibility study and analysis for the selection of suitable sites. The aim of this study was to develop a method for selecting a suitable site for flood protection dams in the Abu Saba'a district, the most affected part of the city of Tabuk during the flash flood in January 2013. Spatial analysis was applied using Landsat Thematic Mapper images and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model to select a site in the Abu Saba'a area. A simple model using ArcGIS was built including all suggested parameters. The results showed the best site for a dam was 2 km distance backfrom the area, where all parameter values matched. The results showed that the dynamic properties of land cover can affect site selection. It is therefore suggested that more field and hydrological data should be gathered for greater accuracy.

  • arid regions
  • dams
  • flash flood
  • GIS
  • remote sensing
  • Tabuk
  • First received 8 January 2016.
  • Accepted in revised form 1 July 2016.
  • © IWA Publishing 2016
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Flood prevention dams for arid regions at a micro-scale sub-catchment, case study: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Eyad Abushandi
Water Science and Technology Dec 2016, 74 (11) 2523-2533; DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.341

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