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Investigating how the river bifurcations control the water levels of the downstream branches.
River bifurcations are important nodes in the river network as they distribute flood risk over the downstream branches. For example, in the Netherlands, the Rhine bifurcation at Pannerden is where the discharge of the Rhine river is distributed approximately into 2/3 to the Waal river and 1/3 which is distributed at the IJsselkop bifurcation over the Nederrijn and the IJssel.
AllRisk (B3) is working on a better understanding of the role of the river bifurcation in determining the flood risk of the downstream branches. This serves as input for other research projects in the riverine area. We investigate how the river bifurcations control the water levels of the downstream branches. Thereby, we address the necessity of regarding the river as one interconnected system in the assessment of flood risk and in future planning of river interventions.
