Flood plans and flooding areas: comparative analysis of the concepts through application in the hydrographic basin of Riverside Bom Jardim and Pedras River, Triângulo Mineiro

Flood plains are areas bordering waterways, which may flood during flood periods. They have a low topographic gradient, gentle slopes and alluvial soils. Flooded areas can also be immersed in extreme precipitation events, but they do not have the same physiographic characteristics of floodplains, ie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Borges, Fernanda Oliveira, Ferreira , Vanderlei de Oliveira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES)
Repositorio:Revista Cerrados (Montes Claros. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.periodicos.unimontes.br:article/1027
Acceso en línea:https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/cerrados/article/view/1027
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dinâmica fluvial. Deposição sedimentar. Fisiografia. Geocartografia.
Fluvial dynamics. Sediment deposition. Physiography. Geocartography.
Dinámica fluvial. Deposición sedimentaria. Fisiografía. Geocartografía.
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Sumario:Flood plains are areas bordering waterways, which may flood during flood periods. They have a low topographic gradient, gentle slopes and alluvial soils. Flooded areas can also be immersed in extreme precipitation events, but they do not have the same physiographic characteristics of floodplains, ie they may not have a large horizontal margin around the river channel, no sediment deposition, no nesting , but may suffer from the flood phenomenon. Thus, this article aims to make a conceptual review of flood plains and flooded areas, comparing the two concepts and applying them in the river basins of Riverside Bom Jardim and Pedras’s River, located in the Triângulo Mineiro. From the physiography of the areas, through the conceptual review and application of geocartographic tools, it was verified that the entire floodplain of ribeirão Bom Jardim coincides with the flooded areas, which does not occur with the Pedras’s River. Such areas, without distinction, must be preserved to avoid material and human damages in the future.