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Large floods in the MEDITERRANEAN

Large floods in the Mediterranean region

Bassin - Station
Area ( km²)
Peak discharge (m3/s)
Date
Rhone ( Lyon, France)* 20 300 4 500 31.05.1856
Rhone ( Beaucaire, France)* 96 500 10 000 31.05.1856
Rhone-Drome ( Livron, France)* 1 640 1 300 09.1842
Rhone-Durance ( Pt. Mirabeau, France)* 5 720 2 500 11.11.1651
Rhone-Isère ( Grenoble, France )*   2 000 20.12.1740
Adige ( Trento, Italy )* 9 770 2 500 17.09.1882
Po ( Ticino, Italy )* 6 600 5 000 02.10.1868
Tejo ( Vila Velha, Portugal )*  59 170 12 000 07.12.1876
Guadiana ( Badajos, Spain )* 48 515 10 000 07.12.1877
Ebro ( Zaragoza, Spain )* 40 430 3 800 18.02.1889
Tech ( Pyrénées-Orientales, France ) 382 3 400 1940
Gardon ( Gard , France ) 1 080 4 500 1890
Orba ( Liguria, Italy )  141 2 200 1935
Ancinale ( Calabria, Italy) 135 2 050 1935
Oued Zeroud ( Tunis ) 8 950 17 050 1969
Jucar ( Spain ) 17 260 10 000 1864
Sources :   
* V. Al. Stanescu, M. Matreata  " Large floods in Europe" , 1997, Third report of FRIEND project, 1994-1997
Adelin Villenvieille et al. " Les risques naturels en Méditerranée " Les fascicules du Plan Bleu , 10, 1997

Par L. Fugaciu  le 09/06/99