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Ukraine Streamflow Project |
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| Leaders: | The
USGS Team Leader Greg Wiche, gjwiche@usgs.gov. |
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| Overview: | Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters in terms of human hardship and economic loss. In the United States, about 90 percent of the damage caused by natural disasters is caused by floods and associated mud and debris flows. In Ukraine, two major floods (one in 1998 and one in 2001) have occurred in the Tisa River Basin in the last 5 years. Both floods caused several fatalities, damaged or destroyed several thousand homes, destroyed bridges and roads, and created severe personal and economic hardship for the residents of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Near real-time streamflow data can be used to forecast and manage floods and improve public safety. Thus, near real-time streamflow data are needed in Ukraine, as in the United States. Since 1998, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided technical assistance, such as snowmelt runoff modeling and GIS (geographic information system) mapping, to the Ukrainian Land and Resource Management Center (ULRMC) for flood management in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. USAID also provides funds to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to work in partnership with the ULRMC and the State Water Management Committee (SWMC) of Ukraine to collect and display real-time hydrologic data. A principal component of the mission of the USGS is to provide impartial, reliable, and timely streamflow information for the understanding of water resources. A main objective of the ULRMC is to provide data and information to local, regional, and national government authorities for the understanding and management of environmental risks, for natural resources stewardship, and for hazardous situation planning and response. Thus, after the March 2001 floods in Zakarpattia Oblast, the missions of USAID, the USGS, and the ULRMC were a logical fit for assisting in the improvement of a flood monitoring system in the Tisa River Basin in Ukraine. |
  In cooperation with the ULRMC and SWMC (Zakarapattia Oblast Administration), the USGS will install at least three near real-time streamflow-gaging stations. |
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| Discipline: | Water |
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| Locations: | Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Web Sites: | http://nd.water.usgs.gov/ukraine/index.html |
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| Partners: | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukrainian Land and Resource Management Center (ULRMC) State Water Management Committee (SWMC) of the Ukraine |
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