Flood inundation mapping of upper Krishna basin using hydrodynamic model

Floodplain management and mapping are new and applied methods in river engineering and for the prediction of flood hazards. Krishna river basin is the second largest river basin in Peninsular India. This basin is one of the flood prone basins in India. The purpose of this study is to focus on the analysis of HEC-RAS to assess and predict the flood depth and spatial extent of flood in the upper Krishna River basin which is drained by Krishna River. To determine extent of inundation, the hydrodynamic model HEC-RAS with ArcGIS was used. For this, discharge data of two months from August and September 2012 has been processed in the study. A methodology was applied to combine hydraulic simulation model, HEC-RAS and GIS analysis for delineation of flood extents and depths for upper Krishna basin in India. Results obtained by using HEC-RAS Model were used by integrating with Arc-GIS to floodplain maps. Through this floodplain maps, the areas that are vulnerable to hazards, have been identified. The results of this research will benefit in future of flood forecasts on a regional scale, also they will be beneficial for water resources management and planning.