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Ice-Jam Flood Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping under Future Climate
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: In cold-region environments, ice-jam floods (IJFs) can result in high water levels in rivers to overtop levees, leading to devastating floods. Since climatic conditions play an important role in ice-jam flooding, there is ...
Promoting Sustainable Ice-Jam Flood Management along the Peace River and Peace-Athabasca Delta
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The regulation of rivers has always been a controversial issue, with potential benefits but also environmental impacts. In western Canada, the construction of W.A.C. Bennett Dam in the headwaters of the Peace River has ...
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