Modeling the Flood Hazard Potential in the Aji Chai basin using Data Mining Algorithms

Due to the large area and receiving adequate rainfall during the cold and spring seasons, the Aji Chai River and its tributaries become flooded with the beginning of the spring season.In the current study, an attempt was made to prepare a flood hazard potential map in the Aji Chai basin using data mining algorithms.For this purpose, 18 effective parameters in flood occurrence were used.The investigated parameters were Elevation, Slope, Aspect, Topographic wetness index, Sediment transport index, Stream power index, earth curvature, Rainfall, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, land use, Distance to dam, Distance to bridge, Distance to the river, River density, hydrological soil groups, Drainage texture, Geomorphology and lithology.The information layers of all parameters were prepared in raster format in the ArcGIS software.