Targeted water releases to flush fine sediment out of a bypassed reach of the Durance River downstream of four dams

The Durance River is a highly regulated, gravel-bed river with a naturally high fine sediment load in southern France. EDF operates eight dams along the regulated main stream channel (218 km from the Serre-Ponçon Dam to the confluence with the Rhône River), that divert water to 16 hydroelectric powe...

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Main Authors: Loire Rémi, Piégay Hervé, Malavoi Jean-René, Bêche Leah, Dumoutier Quentin, Mosseri Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184002048