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Abstract: The frequency of flooding phenomena in Romania has significantly increased and the extreme catastrophic events became more frequent. Most of the rivers in the Eastern part of Romania are influenced by the excessive continental climate. That is why torrential rains are frequent and the possibility of high floods occurrence is extremely high. The Vaslui river is not an exception, and this is the reason why a series of measures to prevent floods have been taken in this river basin. The most efficient constructions for diminishing high floods consisted in damming the main water courses on certain sectors, building up of an accumulation in Solesti and slope forestation. The measures have as a main purpose the diminution of the negative impact on the town of Vaslui. The maximum flows in the Vaslui river basin can be recorded in any season, but most frequently they register during spring, sometimes at the end of winter, when snow melting is accompanied by high amounts of rain.

Keyword: high floods, maximum flow, reference flow, water volume, barrage.