Ebb and Flow: Preserving Regulated Rivers Through Strategic Dam Operations
abstract: Fluctuating flow releases on regulated rivers destabilize downstream riverbanks, causing unintended, unnatural, and uncontrolled geomorphologic changes. These flow releases, usually a result of upstream hydroelectric dam operations, create manmade tidal effects that cause significant envir...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8647 |