Influence of groundwater pumping on streamflow restoration following upstream dam removal

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2823-2834

  Constantz, Jim ^a   Essaid, Hedeff ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam removal; Groundwater pumping; Stream restoration; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

DAM REMOVAL; GROUNDWATER PUMPING; STREAM RESTORATION; UPLAND DAM;

DAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

DAM REMOVAL; EPHEMERAL STREAM; GROUNDWATER; PUMPING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348929951     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6520     Document Type: Article

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