A comprehensive method to estimate flood levels of rivers subject to ice jams: A case study of the Chaudière River, Québec, Canada

The main difference between an open-water (regular) flood and an ice jam flood is that it is normally the whole river length that is overtopped whereas an ice jam flood is localized to where the jam is located. Comparatively, the regular flood analysis can use the value of the extreme discharge as t...

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Main Authors: Jean-Robert Ladouceur, Brian Morse, Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2023-09-01
Series:Hydrology Research
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Online Access:http://hr.iwaponline.com/content/54/9/995