Strategic siting and design of dams minimizes impacts on seasonal floodplain inundation
Dams and reservoirs aid economic development but also create significant negative impacts. Dams fragment rivers and reduce longitudinal connectivity on a network scale. However, dams may also alter discharge regimes and flood peaks, consequently reducing floodplain inundation and lateral channel flo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ace122 |