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Floods in Belarus are caused by spring snowmelt or heavy rains in summer and autumn. Approximately 6.8% of the total area of the country (14.1 thousand km2) is periodically flooded with 1-10% repetition frequency (Taratunin 2001). The duration of floods vary between 30-120 days and depends on hydro-meteorological factors, as well as the river size, morphological peculiarities of the valley and the form of the riverbed.
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KUKHARCHYK, T.I. (2006). FLOOD RISK IN CITIES OF BELARUS: SPECIFIC CASES AND PROBLEMS OF MANAGEMENT. In: Schanze, J., Zeman, E., Marsalek, J. (eds) Flood Risk Management: Hazards, Vulnerability and Mitigation Measures. NATO Science Series, vol 67. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4598-1_23
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