The effect of river flow velocity distribution on indications of the occurrence of degradation of the Tambong River basin

Abstract

Floods that have high flow velocity can be indicated that there is degradation in the riverbed. If the deterioration of the riverbed is allowed to continue, it can cause damage to the existing building infrastructure around the river. Tambong River, located in the Kabat District of Banyuwangi, has experienced river overflowing. Process of measuring flow velocity uses the current meter. To determine the shape and contour of the Tambong River flow velocity distribution using the Surfer Software. In the Tambong River basin, the middle river of the downstream has the highest river flow velocity distribution of 0.92 m/sec, with a discharge of 1.75 m3/sec. It was indicated that the Tambong River Basin in the middle of the downstream would experience river bed degradation by showing a Reynold of 426, 997.33 and a Froude value of 0.55 so that it includes turbulent flow types and flow types subcritical. Average flow velocity distribution in the middle of the Tambong River basin is 0.901 m/sec and was indicated to have degraded as thick as 2.10 m/year. It can be concluded that the middle part of the Tambong river is a flood-prone zone due to the considerable velocity of the river flow.