Quantifying hydrologic impacts following dam construction along the Tana River, Kenya

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-79

  Maingi, John K ^a   Marsh, Stuart E ^b  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood frequency analysis; Forests; HEC RAS; Indicators of hydrologic alteration (IHA); Riverine; Tana River

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FOREST; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME;

KENYA; TANA RIVER;

TANA;

EID: 0036059933     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0860     Document Type: Article

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