University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Optimal operation of flood control systems

Feng, Ching-Ju; Morin, Thomas L.

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FengMorin_1977.pdf

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Title
Optimal operation of flood control systems
Author(s)
  • Feng, Ching-Ju
  • Morin, Thomas L.
Contributor(s)
Northwestern University
Issue Date
1977-03
Keyword(s)
  • Water resources development
  • Water resources development--Illinois
  • Water management
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Flood control
  • Reservoirs
  • Dynamic programming
  • Operation
  • Water resource system
Date of Ingest
2016-06-22T21:28:43Z
Geographic Coverage
Illinois (state)
Abstract
The management and control of multiple-reservoir flood control systems is studied. Our objective is to devise operating policies which minimize flood damages as determined by the flood peaks. Methodologies are presented that employ dynamic programming and stochastic dynamic programming for the optimal operation of multiple-reservoir flood control systems with deterministic and stochastic inflows, respectively. The methodologies are applied to a number of real-world problems involving river basins in Illinois and elsewhere. We then study the effects of parametrically varying a number of the input parameters. A Markov renewal flood synthesis model and a methodology for determining the optimal capacity of a new flood control reservoir are also presented.
Publisher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Report (Grant or Annual)
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90327
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1977 held by Ching-Ju Feng, Thomas L. Morin

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