ISSUES CONCERNING OCCURRENCE OF FLOODS
ON THE VEDEA RIVER
TOMA FLORENTINA-MARIANA , BARBU ION
ABSTRACT. Aspects of flood occurrence on the Vedea River. This study addresses
several aspects of floods on the Vedea River, located in the Central Romanian
Plain, located between Olt and Argeş rivers. Data recorded in the most important
hydrological stations (Buzeşti, Văleni, Alexandria) along the Vedea River were
used, for a period of 40 years (1970-2009). Flood generating conditions, their
typology and parameters were analyzed. Cavis software developed by specialists
from INHGA Bucharest was employed, in order to draft the flood hydrographs and
calculate the floods parameters. Also, we calculated the multi-annual and
seasonal frequencies of flood occurrence. There are two main conclusions
emerging from specific analysis. First, the most floods occur in late winter and
early spring while the least are specific to autumn season. Second conclusion is
that the highest flash floods recorded along the Vedea River are associated to
heavy rainfall periods and they occurred in late spring and early summer.
Keywords: highflood, frequency, Cavis software,Vedea River.