ABSTRACT. The July 2005 highfloodaffected the whole Romanian Plain between Olt and Arges rivers, with major economical, social, ecological impact. It als modified the chemical and biological composition of the water. The main cause of huge damages was the heavy rainfall from the beginning of the month which generated the floods and dam distroying. It led to 2 losses of lives and affected 196 villages with total material losses of 180,640,500 lei.
Key words: highflood, damages, economic, social and ecological impact