In comparing the various model predicted flood depths and delineated plains, it is seen that the two-dimensional diffusion hydrodynamic model predicted more reasonable flood plain boundary, which is associated with broad, flat plains such as found at the study site, than the one-dimensional model. The diffusion hydrodynamic model approximates channel bends, channel expansions and contractions, flow breakouts, and the general area of inundation. Additionally, the diffusion hydrodynamic model approach allows for the inclusion of return flows (to the main channel), which were the result of upstream channel breakout, and other two-dimensional flow effects, without the need for special modeling accommodations that would be necessary with using a one-dimensional model.







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