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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-831-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-831-2022
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11 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2022

Geo-historical database of flood impacts in Alpine catchments (HIFAVa database, Arve River, France, 1850–2015)

Eva Boisson, Bruno Wilhelm, Emmanuel Garnier, Alain Mélo, Sandrine Anquetin, and Isabelle Ruin

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We present the database of Historical Impacts of Floods in the Arve Valley (HIFAVa). It reports flood occurrences and impacts (1850–2015) in a French Alpine catchment. Our results show an increasing occurrence of impacts from 1920 onwards, which is more likely related to indirect source effects and/or increasing exposure rather than hydrological changes. The analysis reveals that small mountain streams caused more impacts (67 %) than the main river.
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