Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing
Watersheds are naturally prone to environmental disasters such as flooding. The purpose of the study was to analyze the potential impact of flooding on the Nabaoy River Watershed using Geographic Information System (GIS) remote sensing. Secondary data for flood factors such as slope, elevation, land...
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| description | Watersheds are naturally prone to environmental disasters such as flooding. The purpose of the study was to analyze the potential impact of flooding on the Nabaoy River Watershed using Geographic Information System (GIS) remote sensing. Secondary data for flood factors such as slope, elevation, land cover, surface run-off, rainfall, and soil were used and reclassified using the critical scale of factors of flood vulnerability ratings and weighting overlay using the GIS environment to create geospatial data on the potential impact to flooding. Data revealed the following percentages of the susceptibility of the watershed to flooding: very low (8.06%), very highly (19.79%), moderate (22.15%), high (22.84%), and low (27.16%). The main result showed that the upstream area of the Nabaoy river watershed such as Nabaoy, Napaan, Pawa, and Tag-osip was within low to very low flood vulnerability. Meanwhile, the inundation vulnerability intimidation on the downstream side of the Nabaoy river watershed such Cubay Sur, Motag, and low-lying areas of Nabaoy, Napaan, and Tag-osip have moderate to very highly susceptibility to flooding. The results obtained can help the concerned agencies and stakeholders to craft policy and water management plans, adaptive capacity, conservation measures, and resilience programs in response to severe flooding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51b4c473ac8a4454bf4a2f797c5ff8812022-12-22T02:26:29ZengAIMS PressAIMS Environmental Science2372-03522022-06-019338140210.3934/environsci.2022024Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensingGene T. Señeris 0Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan 5601, PhilippinesWatersheds are naturally prone to environmental disasters such as flooding. The purpose of the study was to analyze the potential impact of flooding on the Nabaoy River Watershed using Geographic Information System (GIS) remote sensing. Secondary data for flood factors such as slope, elevation, land cover, surface run-off, rainfall, and soil were used and reclassified using the critical scale of factors of flood vulnerability ratings and weighting overlay using the GIS environment to create geospatial data on the potential impact to flooding. Data revealed the following percentages of the susceptibility of the watershed to flooding: very low (8.06%), very highly (19.79%), moderate (22.15%), high (22.84%), and low (27.16%). The main result showed that the upstream area of the Nabaoy river watershed such as Nabaoy, Napaan, Pawa, and Tag-osip was within low to very low flood vulnerability. Meanwhile, the inundation vulnerability intimidation on the downstream side of the Nabaoy river watershed such Cubay Sur, Motag, and low-lying areas of Nabaoy, Napaan, and Tag-osip have moderate to very highly susceptibility to flooding. The results obtained can help the concerned agencies and stakeholders to craft policy and water management plans, adaptive capacity, conservation measures, and resilience programs in response to severe flooding.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/environsci.2022024?viewType=HTMLfloodinggeographic information systemhazardnabaoy watershedvulnerability |
| spellingShingle | Gene T. Señeris Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing AIMS Environmental Science flooding geographic information system hazard nabaoy watershed vulnerability |
| title | Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing |
| title_full | Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing |
| title_fullStr | Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing |
| title_short | Nabaoy River Watershed potential impact to flooding using Geographic Information System remote sensing |
| title_sort | nabaoy river watershed potential impact to flooding using geographic information system remote sensing |
| topic | flooding geographic information system hazard nabaoy watershed vulnerability |
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