Flood inundation study of river Mondego downstream of the confluence with river Ceira

The flood inundation modelling in Baixo Mondego was carried out in the reach between the confluence of the river Ceira and the limit of propagation of the tide downstream, with 44.7 km.

In the numerical simulation of the flow conditions of the Mondego river a 1D model was used. A 2D model was applied in the simulation of the inundations of the Baixo Mondego floodplains. Several flood scenarios were simulated, including the 2001 flood and breaking of the dikes on the right and left banks.

• The objective of the study was to characterize the fluvial floods in the Lower Mondego.

- Characterization of the controlled flood inundation system of the Baixo Mondego.

- Flood maps for various flood scenarios.

- Publication of 1 report, 2 conference articles and 1 article in the Portuguese Water Resources Journal (Revista Recursos Hídricos).