
A survey of the problems encountered in flood control and drainage engineering. Among the topics studied are: estimation of design flood; flood routing through reservoirs and channels; design of spillways; and flood mitigation through planning of reservoir capacities and operation...

Thoroughly updated, this third edition covers developments in remote sensing, information technology, and GIS technology for flood forecasting, flood plain prioritization, and flood hazard zoning. New additions cover engineering for flood control, drainage improvement, and...