CONTRIBUTION OF GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE DRAINAGE NETWORK OF MEGALO REMA (RAFINA) AND HUMAN INTERFERENCE IN OCCURANCE OF FLOOD EVENTS
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In this study an investigation is carried out of the physical - geomorphological parameters of Mégalo Rema drainage network, located in Rafina (east Attica) as well as human induced factors considered to be responsible for flood events in the broader area of the lower reaches of the river. For this purpose quantitative geomorphological characteristics of the Mégalo Rema drainage network were estimated and analyzed. Additionally, the human interference in the channels of the lower drainage network streams as well as the diachronic urban development within the Rafina drainage basin is determined. Among the most important geomorphological flood event causes are the hierarchical draining of stream orders, the high channel gradients in the upper reaches of the tributaries and especially that of Ag. Paraskevi, the burning of significant parts of the pine forests and the narrowing or complete artificial filling of some channels.
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ΚΑΡΥΜΠΑΛΗΣ Ε., ΓΑΚΗ-ΠΑΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΥ Κ., & ΜΑΡΟΥΚΙΑΝ Χ. (2005). CONTRIBUTION OF GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE DRAINAGE NETWORK OF MEGALO REMA (RAFINA) AND HUMAN INTERFERENCE IN OCCURANCE OF FLOOD EVENTS. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 38, 171–181. https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.18436
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