دراسة لبعض الخصائص المورفولوجية لنهر الفرات في مدينة الكوفة

Abstract

Morphological characteristics change with the changing factors affecting them. It was found that the Euphrates River possesses morphological characteristics with low values ​​in terms of depth, width, wetted perimeter, and slope. These, in turn, affected other morphological characteristics in terms of flow pattern. This was demonstrated by studying 30 cross-sections of the Euphrates River taken in 2024, at a rate of one section per 1 km. It was found that the average width of the Euphrates River does not exceed (295.695) meters, and the average depth is (2.61) meters. The wetted perimeter, however, reached (248.56) meters. The area of ​​the cross-sections varied from one section to another at an average of (2620.3) square meters. The study revealed that the second part of the river has the lowest morphological values ​​in terms of depth, width, and cross-sectional area. It was also found that the Euphrates River has low efficiency in terms of its ability to maintain the amount of incoming water, and these characteristics do not accommodate exceptional discharge