A Field-Based Evaluation of Wet Retention Ponds: How Effective Are Ponds at Water Quantity Control?

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1145-1158

  Hancock, Gregory S ^a   Holley, Jonathan W ^a,b   Chambers, Randolph M ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b Harris County Flood Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Monitoring; Stormwater management; Surface water hydrology; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CHANNEL PROTECTION; DESIGN STORMS; FLOW DURATION; LAG-TIME; PEAK FLOWS; POND WATER; POST-DEVELOPMENT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RATING CURVE; RETENTION POND; RUNOFF VOLUMES; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; URBANIZATION; VIRGINIA; WATER QUANTITIES; WET RETENTION;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; TRANSDUCERS; WATER;

LAKES;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELDWORK; FLOW PATTERN; POND; RETENTION; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

JAMES CITY COUNTY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 78649721940     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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