Instream flow methods: A comparison of approaches

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-127

  Jowett, I G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Instream flow methods; Stream flow standards; Water management

Indexed keywords

HABITAT DEVELOPMENT; HYDRAULICS; RIVER;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INSTREAM FLOW; METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISON; RIVER MANAGEMENT; STREAM FLOW; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031448859     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1646(199703)13:2<115::AID-RRR440>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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