Impact of dam operations on hyporheic exchange in the riparian zone of a regulated river

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2129-2137

  Sawyer, Audrey Hucks ^a   Cardenas, M Bayani ^a   Bomar, Ashleigh ^a   Mackey, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Hydropeaking; Hyporheic exchange; Regulated rivers; Surface water groundwater interaction

Indexed keywords

COLORADO RIVER; FLOW OSCILLATIONS; HYDROPEAKING; HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE; HYPORHEIC ZONE; LONG DISTANCES; REGULATED RIVER; REGULATED RIVERS; RIPARIAN ZONES; RIVER WATER; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION; TEXAS , USA; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AQUIFERS; DAMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; RIVERS;

STREAM FLOW;

AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DAM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TABLE;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67650471265     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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