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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 229, 2018
International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM 2018)
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Article Number | 03002 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Enhancing Framework for Sustainbility | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822903002 | |
Published online | 14 November 2018 |
Flash flood in Arau watershed, West Sumatera: a mitigation study
Watershed Management Technology Center, Ministry Of Environment and Forestry, PO Box 295 Surakarta, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: ibpramono@yahoo.com
Flash flood often occurs in West Sumatera. In spite of heavy rain, flash floods are also caused by the landslide in the riverside that blocks the river as a natural dam. The natural dam can be broken at any time, depending on storage capacity. Flash flood occurs when the dam is broken. The aim of the research is to mitigate flash floods based on parameters influencing flood and landslide. The research was conducted in Arau watershed, West Sumatera. Parameters that have a direct proportion of floods are maximum daily rainfall, watershed shape, river gradient, drainage density, slope, and land cover. Parameters influencing landslides are antecedent soil moisture, slope, geologic type especially fault line, soil depth, and land cover. GIS is used to analyze the factors influencing flood and landslide spatially. The results show that more than 50% of the Arau watershed are slightly high and high vulnerability due to its natural condition. Furthermore, the locations of fault, especially in the riverside, should be noticed because this location could become a natural dam causing flash flood. In order to reduce flash flood impact, the natural dam should be opened as soon as possible.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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