Abstract:
Flooding has the potential to pose a danger to the human life and environment, and so it is necessary to conduct a flood study. This study have a purpose to identify the frequency of floods and determine the direction of flood recovery qualification in sub-watershed Bati-Bati Maluka Watershed Tanah Laut Regency. Village selection is done Purposive sampling which is a village that often experiences flood events, 6 villages in two sub-districts with the number of respondents as many as 80 respondents. Data analysis was conducted to establish the classification of watersheds in the research area, namely flood frequency data obtained from flood disaster event reports and direct observations. Then, the results of the study are presented in a descriptive analysis. The study of flood events in sub-watershed Bati-Bati Maluka Watershed Tanah Laut is the frequency of floods that occur in Bati-Bati subdistrict occurs flooding 1 time in a period of 2 years, with the duration of flooding that occurs is < 1 month and the average height of flood inundation 0.5 -1 meter. Meanwhile, in Kurau sub-district flooded once in a period of 2 years, with the duration of the flood that occurred is 1-2 months and the average height of flood puddles 0.5 - 1 meter. Recovery qualifications in Bati-bati and Kurau subdistricts are needed which can be done with two programs, namely long and short term
