Güven, AytaçAydemir, Alper2025-02-242025-02-2420202366-259X10.1007/978-3-030-47139-2_42-s2.0-85085185775https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47139-2_4https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/560Peak breach discharge occurring upon dam failure is an essential parameter for dam safety studies. In literature there are many methods for predicting peak breach discharge. The methods, together with the most widely used dam breach parameters, are described in this chapter, together with the relevant formulations and definitions. © 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBook Chapter63Q457