Floodplain hydrodynamic modelling of the Lower Volta River in Ghana

The impacts of dam releases from re-operation scenarios of the Akosombo and Kpong hydropower facilities on downstream communities along the Lower Volta River were examined through hydrodynamic modelling using the HEC-RAS hydraulic model. The model was used to simulate surface water elevation along t...

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Main Authors: Frederick Yaw Logah, Akurugu Barnabas Amisigo, Emmanuel Obuobie, Kwabena Kankam-Yeboah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581817301635