Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025
Floods - how they form and how we influence them
… Calculations (in German: KWRA 2021 ) on the annual flood discharges (characteristic value: mean annual flood MHQ) of the major rivers in Germany show clear differences … in the water balance and human intervention in the course of water bodies, property values in former floodplains and inundation areas are increasing. This contributes …