Recent hydrological evolutions of the Senegal River flood (West Africa)

[en] The flood of the Senegal River is a resource for the populations of the Senegal Valley, who practice agriculture, fishing and livestock farming in the annually flooded areas. The objective of this paper is to investigate the hydrological evolution of the Senegal River flood since the drought of the 1970s and the construction and management of the Manantali Dam. To this purpose, the paper analyses the evolution of several parameters of the flood hydrograph and defines the factors that determine the intensity of the flood. Also, a follow-up of the flooded areas in the valley is carried out using remote sensing. The results show that the flood hydrograph has been similar since the 1970s drought, due to the reduction in contributions from the Bafing after the construction of the Manantali Dam. As a result, the high floods depend now on the rainfall pattern in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of the watershed.

Disciplines :

Earth sciences & physical geography

Author, co-author :

Bruckmann, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Service de géographie rurale (LAPLEC)

Delbart, Nicolas

Descroix, Luc

Bodian, Ansoumana

Language :

English

Title :

Recent hydrological evolutions of the Senegal River flood (West Africa)

Publication date :

2022

Journal title :

Hydrological Sciences Journal

ISSN :

0262-6667

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Taylor & Francis, Oxford, United Kingdom

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