Use of historical data to assess the occurrence of floods in small watersheds in the French Mediterranean area

The results of an investigation on historical floods in four watersheds of the Aude region in France are presented herein. Using both, archive documents and field investigations, the discharges of the main historical floods could be estimated for a period ranging from one to two centuries. The use o...

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Main Authors: O. Payrastre, E. Gaume, H. Andrieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/2/313/2005/adgeo-2-313-2005.pdf