Geographic Concerns on Flood Climate and Flood Hydrology in Monsoon-Dominated Damodar River Basin, Eastern India

Table 10

Estimation of present threshold level of flood discharge in lower Damodar River.

Reaches of Damodar	Mean cross-sectional area (m^2)	Range of channel depth (m)	Bankfull volume (m^3) of total reach (m^3 s^−1/day)	Present estimated level of discharge (m^3 s^−1) (threshold level)	Discharge (m^3 s^−1) as recommended earlier by D.V.C.	Excess uncontrolled discharge (m^3 s^−1)
(1) Rhondia to Jujuti	12,290	3.89–7.84	346568177	4011		3064
(2) Jujuti to Chanchai	7082	5.08–6.85	204380800	2366	7075	4709
(3) Chanchai to Paikpara	7077	4.47–9.75	133259910	1542		5533