The Dynamic Development of the Sebou Valley and Its Impact on the River Domain Between Oued Inaouene and Oued Bouchabel (Pre-Rif) Morocco

Yazami Ztait Mohammed

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The Dynamic Development of the Sebou Valley and Its Impact on the River Domain Between Oued Inaouene and Oued Bouchabel (Pre-Rif) Morocco

Yazami Ztait Mohammed

Published in Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 11, Issue 2)

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In this paper, we present the study's results of the fluvial erosion aspects in the Sebou valley, between River Inaouene and River Bouchabel in the Pre-Rif mountains. On the one hand, we analyzed the hydrodynamic factors interfering in the erosion, and on the other hand, we studied the types of banks exposed to the fluvial erosion processes and the degree of their deterioration. In order to achieve our objectives, this research was based on observation and interviews with the local population, fluvial erosion measurements, literature reviews, and the adoption of statistical series of precipitation and water flow for the Dar Al-Arsa station. As results, we found that despite the presence of the Allal El Fassi dam in the upstream of Sebou valley and the presence of the Idris I dam in the upstream of Inaouene valley, the water flow of Sebou between the Inaouene valley and the Bouchabel valley is characterized by important flood periods that erode the river banks, where the maximum flow in the studied field exceeds 400 m³/s, as in the cases of 2008 and 2010. This results in a variety of erosive phenomena, either directly, by the erosion of the banks under the effect of the floods, or indirectly due to landslides of the marl slopes overlooking the main river, which causes a continuous degradation of the river banks, with a rate of 7m per year. These hydromorphological processes contribute to a significant dynamic evolution of the meanders within the alluvial plain. Therefore, we summarizing the recommendations in the tracking of the studied channel status and configure it for the hazard.

Published in	Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 11, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.wros.20221102.11
Page(s)	30-37
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Sebou, Floods, Banks Erosion, Geomorphological Impacts

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Yazami Ztait Mohammed. The Dynamic Development of the Sebou Valley and Its Impact on the River Domain Between Oued Inaouene and Oued Bouchabel (Pre-Rif) Morocco. J Water Resour Ocean Sci. 2022;11(2):30-37. doi: 10.11648/j.wros.20221102.11

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