Flood forecast model for improved reservoir management in the Lenne River catchment, Germany

Abstract

To avoid flooding of the cities on the lower reach of the River Lenne, the main tributary of the Ruhr River, an adaptive on-line flood forecasting model has been developed based on a distributed deterministic catchment model. With the help of this model optimal strategies for the operation of the Bigge Reservoir during floods can be derived. The model was implemented in March 1995.