Determining the quantitative fringe of the Gamasiyab river, Kermanshah

Flood is a common natural disaster that causes immense damage to the natural environment, construction and casualties worldwide every year. The control factors of the flood are power, magnitude, and frequency, duration of the flow and changes of cross-sections. In this research, the quantitative fringe of Gamasiyab River (located in the Kermanshah province) has been investigated using DLSRS model. The DLSRS is the first mathematical model for calculation of quantitative fringe according to the rules and regulations of the country. First, the cross-sections were extracted by the HEC-GeoRAS extension in GIS software. Then the quantitative fringe of Gamasiyab River has been calculated for 130 cross-sections by five indexes including discharge (25 years return period), location of the river, stability of the bed and bank, flow regime and social tension. The results of the model show that the quantitative fringe was 3 to 13 meters on average in different reaches so that the highest value of the fringe in the Gamasiab River was in the reach 1 and the lowest was in the reach 11. Also results show that this model was not suitable for all of the rivers in the country and it is suitable for the rivers that have different stream orders. Therefore the results of this model will not be acceptable for the Gamasiyab River (the stream order of this river is 5th). This model is suitable for the rivers which have bare and non- proprietary riparian.