Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The impact of stormwater drainage and detention ponds on flooding is assessed using statistical analysis and physically based computer simulation of a 45-year case study for a peri-urban catchment. In 1978, the 54 km<sup>2</sup> Ouseburn catchment in Newcastle upon Tyne was impacted by t...
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doaj-46b2c56c9c534054a2646ee9e422e5aa2021-09-26T01:38:51ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-09-01132521252110.3390/w13182521Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKStephen J. Birkinshaw0Chris Kilsby1Greg O’Donnell2Paul Quinn3Russell Adams4Mark E. Wilkinson5School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UKJames Hutton Institute, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UKThe impact of stormwater drainage and detention ponds on flooding is assessed using statistical analysis and physically based computer simulation of a 45-year case study for a peri-urban catchment. In 1978, the 54 km<sup>2</sup> Ouseburn catchment in Newcastle upon Tyne was impacted by the connection of a new 2.1 km<sup>2</sup> residential development, directly to the Ouseburn River, via a stormwater drain, which reduced the time to peak and increased flood risk. Further residential developments of 1.6 km<sup>2</sup> have been built since 2004, again with separated sewer systems, but this time linked to stormwater detention ponds before draining into the Ouseburn River. Detailed analysis of the data, confirmed with computer simulation, shows that in contrast with the 1978 intervention, these new developments had only a minimal effect on the flows in the Ouseburn River, in fact achieving a small reduction in peak flows for large events. This study assesses the post-construction efficiency of such systems, and we show that the stormwater detention ponds are working as designed.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/18/2521stormwater detention pondsfloodingurban catchmentsstormwater drainageseparated sewer systemsurban development |
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Stephen J. Birkinshaw Chris Kilsby Greg O’Donnell Paul Quinn Russell Adams Mark E. Wilkinson Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Water stormwater detention ponds flooding urban catchments stormwater drainage separated sewer systems urban development |
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Stephen J. Birkinshaw Chris Kilsby Greg O’Donnell Paul Quinn Russell Adams Mark E. Wilkinson |
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Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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Stormwater Detention Ponds in Urban Catchments—Analysis and Validation of Performance of Ponds in the Ouseburn Catchment, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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stormwater detention ponds in urban catchments—analysis and validation of performance of ponds in the ouseburn catchment, newcastle upon tyne, uk |
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The impact of stormwater drainage and detention ponds on flooding is assessed using statistical analysis and physically based computer simulation of a 45-year case study for a peri-urban catchment. In 1978, the 54 km<sup>2</sup> Ouseburn catchment in Newcastle upon Tyne was impacted by the connection of a new 2.1 km<sup>2</sup> residential development, directly to the Ouseburn River, via a stormwater drain, which reduced the time to peak and increased flood risk. Further residential developments of 1.6 km<sup>2</sup> have been built since 2004, again with separated sewer systems, but this time linked to stormwater detention ponds before draining into the Ouseburn River. Detailed analysis of the data, confirmed with computer simulation, shows that in contrast with the 1978 intervention, these new developments had only a minimal effect on the flows in the Ouseburn River, in fact achieving a small reduction in peak flows for large events. This study assesses the post-construction efficiency of such systems, and we show that the stormwater detention ponds are working as designed. |
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stormwater detention ponds flooding urban catchments stormwater drainage separated sewer systems urban development |
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