Flood-Prone Area Delineation in Urban Subbasins Based on Stream Ordering: Culiacan Urban Basin as a Study Case

Antonio J. Sanhouse-García, Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza, Sergio A. Rentería-Guevara, Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones, Zuriel D. Mora-Félix, Wenseslao Plata-Rocha and Sergio Alberto Monjardin-Armenta
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Antonio J. Sanhouse-García: Departamento de Tecnología Ambiental, Universidad Tecnológica de Culiacán, Carretera Culiacán-Imala Km 2, Col. Los Ángeles, Culiacán 80014, Mexico
Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza: División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán, Juan de Dios Batíz 310. Col. Guadalupe, Culiacán 80220, Mexico
Sergio A. Rentería-Guevara: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Circuito Interior Oriente SN, Cd Universitaria, Culiacán 80040, Mexico
Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones: División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, CONACYT-Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán, Juan de Dios Batíz 310. Col. Guadalupe, Culiacán 80220, Mexico
Zuriel D. Mora-Félix: División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán, Juan de Dios Batíz 310. Col. Guadalupe, Culiacán 80220, Mexico
Wenseslao Plata-Rocha: Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Espacio, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Circuito Interior Oriente SN, Cd Universitaria, Culiacán 80040, Mexico
Sergio Alberto Monjardin-Armenta: Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Espacio, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Circuito Interior Oriente SN, Cd Universitaria, Culiacán 80040, Mexico

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: Urban development decreases infiltration, increases the runoff velocity, and reduces the concentration times. This situation increases the flood risk in urban watersheds, which represent a management challenge for urban communities and authorities. To increase the resilience of communities due to modifications of the hydrological cycle produced by climate change and urban development, a methodology is proposed to delineate flood-prone areas in urban basins. This methodology is implemented in an urban subbasin of Culiacan, Mexico, and is based on stream order. A high-resolution digital elevation model was used, which was validated independently through a photogrammetric flight with an unmanned aerial vehicle and ground control points obtained with GNSS (global navigation satellite systems) receivers. Morphometric parameters related to geometry, shape, relief, and drainage network aspects of the subbasin were determined and analyzed. Then, flood-prone area zonation was carried out based on stream-order classification and flow direction. Fieldwork was also carried out for the inspection of the sewage network conditions. This methodology simplifies the identification of the flood-prone areas in urban subbasins without carrying out complex hydraulic calculations.

Keywords: flood-prone area delineation methodology; morphometric analysis; stream-order analysis; culiacan urban subbasin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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