The flushing flow problem: Defining and evaluating objectives

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2589-2599

  Kondolf, G Mathias ^a   Wilcock, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DREDGING; FLOW RATE; SAND; SEDIMENT;

FLUSHING SYSTEMS; RESERVOIRS;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MAINTENANCE FLOW; FLUSHING FLOW; HABITAT; RESERVOIR RELEASE; SEDIMENT MAINTENANCE FLOW;

EID: 0029663826     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR00898     Document Type: Article

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