Flood Inundation

modeling

BY: SANJEEVAN SHRESTHA

Background
Flood inundation models are major tool for mitigating the effects of
flooding
Provide predictions of flood extent and depth that are used in the
development of spatially accurate hazard maps
Allow assessment of risk to life and property
Data requirement
Topographic data of channel and floodplain: Digital Elevation Model
Time series of flow rate: Discharge data
Roughness coefficients for channel and floodplain
Data for calibration and validation
Software requirement
Softwares to be used:
◦ HecGeoRAS as an extension in ArcGIS
◦ HecRAS

Problem Based Learning/Sharing Approach

◦ Lets exchange the knowledge
Introduction
3 main Procedures:
◦ Preprocessing
◦ Involves data preparation
◦ Carried out in HecGeoRas
◦ Processing
◦ Model execution/simulation
◦ In HecRas
◦ Postprocessing
◦ Again in HecGeoRAS
◦ Visualization of HecRas
◦ Flood Inundation mapping!
HecGeoRAS
Toolbars:
◦ RAS Geometry: pre-processing of GIS data for input to HEC-RAS
◦ RAS Mapping: post-processing of HEC-RAS results to produce flood
inundation map
◦ ApUtilities: for data management
◦ Help: guides us on trouble

6 tools/buttons: Assign RiverCode/ReachCode, Assign

FromStation/ToStation, Assign LineType, Construct XS Cutlines, Plot
Cross Section
HecGEORAS
Data
Requirements/Provided
TIN

Satellite Image

Land use (optional)

River Centerlines, Banks, Flowpaths

Preprocessing-RAS Geometry

Creates various geometric

Layers….

Outcome = Creation of HEC-RAS

geometry file
Processing-HecRAS
Model execution
Post Processing-RAS
MAPPING
Visualization of
what HecRAS models..

Outcome= Inundation
Boundary layer + Depth
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