Causes and Characteristics of Possible Flood Occasions in the Yevlax-Neftchala Zone along the Kura River Basin

Floods, which are among the most advanced natural disasters that occur in Azerbaijan and the worldin terms of percentage, cause great damage to the country's economy, as well as human casualties andmaterial losses. The overflow that occurred in the country is mainly manifested as a result of floods. TheYevlakh-Neftchala zone, taken as the study area, is the region most exposed to the threat of flooding, andespecially the predominance of agricultural areas in these areas results in the overflow of farmland incases of flooding. Because of this, hectares of crop and agricultural fields are flooded, causingconsiderable (100 million manats) financial damage to the country's economy. In the article, the causesand characteristics of possible floods in the Yevlakh-Neftchala zone along the Kura river basin wereinvestigated, the characteristics of previous floods were studied, and the reasons for their occurrence wereanalyzed and evaluated.