The Catastrophe of the Niedów Dam—The Causes of the Dam’s Breach, Its Development, and Consequences

Due to extreme rainfall in 2010 in the Lusatian Neisse River catchment area (in Poland), a flood event with a return period of over 100 years occurred, leading to the failure of the Niedów dam. The earth-type dam constructed for cooling the Turów power plant was washed away, resulting in the rapid r...

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Main Authors: Stanisław Kostecki, Robert Banasiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/22/3254