Hydrology and Earth System Sciences www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net 1027-5606 1607-7938 12 5 2008 10.5194/hess-12-1201-2008 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1201/2008/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1201/2008/hess-12-1201-2008.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1201/2008/hess-12-1201-2008.pdf 1201 1209 2008-10-08 Discharges of past flood events based on historical river profiles D. Sudhaus J. Seidel jochen.seidel@iws.uni-stuttgart.de K. Bürger P. Dostal F. Imbery H. Mayer R. Glaser W. Konold Institute for Landscape Management, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Department of Hydrology and Geohydrology, Universität Stuttgart, Germany Department of Physical Geography, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany Meteorological Institute, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany Department of Computer Science, Environmental Modelling Group EMG, University of Mainz, Germany This paper presents a case study on the estimation of peak discharges of extreme flood events during the 19th century of the Neckar River located in south-western Germany. It was carried out as part of the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) research project RIMAX (Risk Management of Extreme Flood Events). The discharge estimations were made for the 1824 and 1882 flood events, and are based on historical cross profiles. 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