Hydrodynamic Problem of Closed Channel in the Gorge of the River Vere

Abstract

It is obvious that the project of the section of the high-speed highway in the gorge of the river Vere could not contain an analysis of probable negative consequences of this construction. It was miscount assumed that the closed channel, in addition to the transport problem, could also solve the flood problem in the lower part of the Vere gorge. It seems that mistakes were made during the design process, the reason of which is disregard of the factor of the hydraulic resistance in the tunnels having corrugated inner surfaces. As a result, the closed riverbed turned into an even greater danger than the historically known river Vere. Proceeding from such a vision of the reason for the development of the events, we cannot agree with the widely spread opinion that the devastating flood on 13.06.2015 was caused by anomalously heavy precipitation.