Investigating the effective factors in the occurrence of floods in order to manage the damages caused by them in Sirach tourism area

This study focuses on the flood the Sirch tourism area in the Kerman Province (SE Iran). This area is unique location in the margin of the Shahdad Area. This spectacular and natural area has been hated by abnormal drastic floods eventually every year. This study using 3D modeling and mapping based on the SRTM DEM and Landsat 8 images and compilation of morphology and geology to investigate the flood hazard in the studied area. The data set of this study have compiled and analyzed by GIS-AHP method. This study suggests that the main cause of the rapid and abnormal floods is the nature of the geological outcrops and the steep of the watershed. The flood hazard analysis also shows that the main Sirch village and tourism site locates in the most hazardous zone. The improvement of the plant cover and construction of flood breakers can control the flood hazard in this area.