Track and Record Flood Disasters through Modeling Disaster

Abstract

Protection of human life sources is the main goal of disaster management. This paper examines the importance of modeling disasters in a mitigation perspective by tracking and recording flood occurrence. Mitigation is a benchmark for the success of a disaster information. Flood disaster modeling is one form of spatial-based disaster information. This study uses a hydrological approach as a flood analysis, the development of flood analysis in the form of a pool area calculation. The results of the study show that the characteristics of the area that are prone to flood disasters are strongly influenced by the watershed hirological conditions. Hydrological parameters have different influences in an area to form a flood- prone zone. The flood-prone area based on the return period of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 years has different zones. Spatial distribution of flood-prone areas is spread in most Cibeurem watersheds, especially located in Sidareja, Gandrungmangu, Kawunganten and Cipari districts.