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DOI10.1002/rra.1417
The impact of dams on flood flows in the United States
FitzHugh, Thomas W.1; Vogel, Richard M.2
通讯作者FitzHugh, Thomas W.
来源期刊RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
ISSN1535-1459
EISSN1535-1467
出版年2011
卷号27期号:10页码:1192-1215
英文摘要

Natural flood regimes provide a wide array of important ecological functions. Our goal is to assess the hydrologic impact of dams on flood flows throughout the United States. Regional regression models of the median annual 1-day maximum flow were developed as a function of natural watershed characteristics, dam storage, and population density. Most of the regressions have adjusted R2 values in excess of 0.80, and overall the models covered 78% of the area of the continental U.S. Alteration of flood flows is present in every region of the country, and is more severe west of the Mississippi and especially in the southern Great Plains, desert Southwest, and northern California. The percent of U.S. rivers with greater than a 25% reduction in the median annual flood is 55% for large rivers, 25% for medium rivers, and 10% for small rivers. The majority of freshwater ecoregions in the country have at least 10% of their rivers with 25% or greater alteration in all three river size classes. A simple model based on the ratio of dam storage to mean annual runoff was developed for assessing alteration in ungauged rivers, and was found to be generally useful for classifying rivers into categories of potential alteration. Overall, we document the alteration of natural flood flows across the U.S. in more detail than has been previously accomplished, and demonstrate the efficacy of multivariate regional regression models and other indicators for assessing hydrologic alteration. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


英文关键词dams hydrologic alteration environmental flows floods flood control hydrology ecological flows
类型Article
语种英语
国家USA
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000298234800003
WOS关键词HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; STREAMFLOW ; REGIME ; WATER ; INDICATORS
WOS类目Environmental Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/170460
作者单位1.FitzHugh Consulting, Seattle, WA 98117 USA;
2.Tufts Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Medford, MA 02155 USA
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FitzHugh, Thomas W.,Vogel, Richard M.. The impact of dams on flood flows in the United States[J],2011,27(10):1192-1215.
APA FitzHugh, Thomas W.,&Vogel, Richard M..(2011).The impact of dams on flood flows in the United States.RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS,27(10),1192-1215.
MLA FitzHugh, Thomas W.,et al."The impact of dams on flood flows in the United States".RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 27.10(2011):1192-1215.
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