Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
Water Data Banks Project
Entry from Directory of Selected Israeli Water-related Projects
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| TITLE: | Evaluation of frequency and intensity of historic flows in the Arava drainage basin |
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| PROBLEM: | The major source of water in the Arava is groundwater. Most of the replenishment is contributed by big floods, the records of which are generally scarce. Hence, the low reliability of the current estimates of replenishment and return period of peak discharges, which are based on sparse and short term records from existing hydrometric stations in the Arava. |
| OBJECTIVES: | To investigate and assess the frequency and intensity of the largest historic floods in the basins which drain their waters into the Arava from both Jordan and Israel, in order to improve the assessment of replenishment and the analysis of floods. |
| APPROACH: | Selection of appropriate river sections at which field data will be collected and paleo- hydrological methods of analysis (geomorphology, sedimentology and hydraulic model) will be applied to obtain information on time of occurrence, frequency, water level profile and intensities of extreme flood events. |
| BEGINNING DATE: | June 1, 1995 |
| ENDING DATE: | December 31, 1996 |
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| PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NAME: | Yehuda Enzel |
| ADDRESS: | Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel |
| TELEPHONE: | 972-2-584210 |
| TELEFAX: | 972-2-662581 |
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