Quantifying the hydrological effects of stream restoration in a Montane meadow, northern California, USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 735-753

  Hammersmark, Christopher Trevor ^a   Rains, Mark Cable ^b   Mount, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel modification; Flood peak attenuation; Hydrological model; MIKE SHE; Pond and plug; Stream restoration; Surface groundwater interaction; Water table

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; STREAM CHANNEL; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

BEAR CREEK; CALIFORNIA; IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48549087234     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1077     Document Type: Article

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