Development of a Wireless Monitoring System to Monitor River Water Levels in Real Time

Abstract

This wireless monitoring system is developed to alert and warn the resident regarding the upcoming flood. Due to the floods that occur every year, especially during the monsoon season, the loss and damage done by this disaster are uncontrollable. When the water level rise-up above the safe ground, it may hit the communication substation, as well as the power tower. In most cases, many residents are not alert with their surroundings because there is no alert system that can remind them regarding to the issues that will arise. By not preparing themselves for the upcoming nature disaster, it could endanger themselves and destroy their property. Thus, this project focus on monitoring a real-time river water level system for flood prediction purposes which utilize three devices connected together in a centralized system. By having this system, people will be notified about the current situation and the water level of the river near to them via Internet of Things (IoT) such as Blynk application. ESP32 and ESP32-Cam are used as the main microcontroller to control the system. The sensor used to detect the water level at the river is TF Mini Lidar and ultrasonic sensor for the water level detection of the rain gauge. The ESP32-cam are used to monitor the surrounding area at the river. The combination of these three systems is used to monitor and predict the flood occurrence.