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The purpose of the publication is to clarify the flood causes and consequences that occurred on 06.02.2012 on the Maritsa River near the town of Svilengrad. For this purpose, a survey of literature sources and technical documentation was carried out to clarify the main natural-geographical and anthropogenic factors for the formation of high waters of the Maritsa River and the manifestation of the flood in town Svilengrad. Based on this, as well as on field work, information for the creation of GIS databases for th...

The purpose of the paper is to clarify the formation mechanism of the devastating flood in the town of Svilengrad, in the Republic of Bulgaria, in June 2012. The systemic approach is used to analyze flood formation mechanisms and improve under-standing of the complex interactions between the factors determining the formation and manifestation of floods. The spatial analysis method takes a central place in the examination of the flood formation mechanisms, using GIS as a tool for analysis. Hydraulic model for the 9...