Las Riadas En Murcia

Las riadas

Flooding caused by the growth of river levels. In Murcia there have been numerous floods caused by the river Segura but not all.

• In the centuries XVII

- The floods of SanCalixto and San Severo

• In the centuries XVIII

-  San Leovigildo and San Pedro Regalado floods

• In the centuries XiX

-  Santa Teresa the most important floods it caused 761people died with a 22.000 animals

• In the centuries XX and XXI

 -Viernes Santo, Cartagena, Albudeite and Campos del Río




The cause of floods are: The causes of flooding in theMediterranean in general and in particular Segura are mainly weather. In a simple way, you could say that heavy rains in the Mediterranean area are often closely linked to climatic phenomenon of "colddrop". But there are other secondary factors

Causes morphostructural the topographic slopes, alternating hills, depressions and coastal plains. The headwaters of the Segura, World andGuadalentín are mountainous and steep slopes, which favors the torrential.

And waterings systems often abound ‘’ramblas’’

Measures of flood defense: Structural measures consist mainly of hydraulicinfrastructure works, that modifying the natural regime or drainage conditions of the channel, to reduce the risk of flood flows or reduce it. These may include: construction of dams, levees,seawalls and retaining walls, channeling, diversions, diversions, basins short correction




Potential areas of flood risk in the Region of Murcia: (1) Areas with high potential natural hazards aremainly the Vega Media del Segura and Guadalentín Valley upstream of Lorca. (2) The medium danger areas are: La Vega Alta del Segura, from Los Almadenes to The Contraparada; Guadalentín Valley, fromPuerto Lumbreras to Reguerón, and the area of influence of the Albujón and Benipila boulevards, in the near Cartagena. (3) moderate dangerous areas are: The Valley of the Rambla de Corneros upstream...