Flood Sedimentology for Future Floods Mitigation in North Luwu, Sulawesi, Indonesia

A sedimentological study after the flash floods that hit North Luwu on July ۱۳, ۲۰۲۰, has been carried out on three affected rivers, namely the Masamba River, the Radda River, and the Binuang River. The study aims to determine the sedimentological impact of the ۲۰۲۰ flash flood disaster, including sedimentation rate, annual bedload sediment volume, and total sediments, which will be used as a reference for future mitigation consideration. The study is based on fieldwork for data collection and laboratory analysis. The results of field measurements and laboratory analysis are then processed by calculating the sedimentation rate at the annual discharge, the bedload sediment volume, and the total estimated sediment accumulated by the flash flood. Sedimentation rate analysis was performed using the Ackers-White formula, and flood delineation was processed using HEC-RAS software. The climatological data from the climatology station at Andi Djemma Airport were used to calculate the river discharge. It is estimated that the volume of bedload sediment in the Binuang River is ۱۶,۱۹۴,۱۶۸ m۳/year, that of the Masamba River is ۷,۸۵۲,۰۶۱ m۳/year, and that of the Radda River is ۴,۰۰۳,۰۱۱ m۳/year. The volume of sediment brought by flash flood sedimentation in the Radda River is ۹,۱۴۱,۶۰۸.۳۹ m۳, while that in the Masamba River is ۵۵,۱۳۱,۷۶۱.۲۹ m۳, and that in the Binuang River is ۱۳۶,۸۳۸,۶۰۳.۶۱ m۳. The total estimated sedimentation generated by the flash flood on the three rivers on July ۱۳, ۲۰۲۰, is ۲۲۲,۴۷۶,۹۶۶ m۳. Based on the study, zonation for vulnerability levels is designed for a future mitigation scheme. The zonation can be classified into three zones: ۱) the highly affected zone; ۲) the moderately affected zone; and ۳) the least affected zone, with special purposes in each zone. It is strongly recommended that future disaster settlement and infrastructure reconstruction policies be based on this zone to reduce disaster risk. Doi: ۱۰.۲۸۹۹۱/CEJ-۲۰۲۳-۰۹-۰۴-۰۱۱ Full Text: PDF