Potential Sources of Danger of Flood Protection Dams in the Körös River Area

Abstract

Since flood protection has been practiced, in addition to the development of flood protection systems the methods of flood protection underwent constant development. The development covered almost all areas of flood protection and adapted to the technical standard of the age. Since the development of the flood protection system, the biggest sources of danger are flood phenomena, against which the basic means of protection are still sandbags. The protection against these phenomena calls attention to the seriousness of flood protection and the question of the structural condition of the dykes for a while. The aim of this paper is to present the development history of the flood protection systems in the Körös river area as well as to give a clear description about the reasons for the emergence of safety hazards.