| This work had the objective of analyzing the flooding events that frequently affect the Parque Residencial Beira Rio I neighborhood, in the municipality of Guaratinguetá, Rio Paraíba do Sul Valley, state of São Paulo. This study has shown that this neighborhood has an area of 330,000m², a population of 1,361 inhabitants, a sloping area without vegetation cover facing the residential area, an open drainage system of 0.60m diameter tubes, several open points that captures the water that descends from the sloping area allowing sediment loaded water to enter the tubes, residential area located in a low plain area, cemented curbs and lawn yards and crossroads with round lawns located in higher level than the drainage system. Lowering the level of those lawn... |
