Lessons from the autumn 2014 flash floods in the city of Nîmes and its neighborhood (France): behavior of several mitigation dams and hydrological analysis
The Languedoc area, in Southern France, is prone to autumnal flash floods which are characteristic of the Mediterranean climate. To cope with this threat, the local authorities have chosen to build several dams on the main dangerous rivers of the area. We have focused on the flood mitigation facilit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2016-01-01
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| Series: | E3S Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160716002 |