Major flood events occurred in the Arda River region in the last decades with\ngreat economic, social and environmental effects. A specific software package\nhas been developed for the simulation of the flood runoff and routing process\nof the transboundary Arda River basin. The software package is taking into\naccount the existence of the three cascade Bulgarian reservoirs aiming to flood\nprotection and power optimization. Inflow estimations for duration of five\ndays ahead and initial water levels at the three reservoirs are imported at the\nbeginning of the simulation. The management tool includes all the alternative\noperation modes of hydropower plants, water released from spillways, and\nriver and reservoir flow characteristics in order to optimize the total system\n(power generation and flooding costs) during the flood event. The developed\nsoftware is also an efficient tool for the establishment of a flood warning system.
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