Evolution of the Upper Rhone River discharge and suspended sediment load during the last 80 years and some implications for Lake Geneva

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-67

  Loizeau, Jean Luc ^a   Dominik, Janusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dam; Deep water lake; Sediment load; Sediment rating curve

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LAKE DYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER EVOLUTION; SUSPENDED LOAD;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034021304     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000270050075     Document Type: Article

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