Evolving Expectations of Dam Removal Outcomes: Downstream Geomorphic Effects Following Removal of a Small, Gravel-Filled Dam

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 408-423

  Kibler, Kelly ^a   Tullos, Desiree ^a   Kondolf, Mathias ^b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Dam removal; Geomorphology; Gravel bed rivers; River restoration; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC HABITATS; BAR AREA; COARSE SEDIMENT; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DAM REMOVAL; FINE SEDIMENTS; GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS; GEOMORPHIC PROCESS; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; POTENTIAL OUTCOMES; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; RIVER RESTORATION; SHORT TERM; SMALL DAMS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DAMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; LAKES; LANDFORMS; REFINING; RESTORATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SUBSTRATES;

RIVERS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BAR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DAM REMOVAL; DECISION MAKING; DECOMMISSIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GRAVEL; HETEROGENEITY; IMPOUNDMENT; RIFFLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BROWNSVILLE; CALAPOOIA RIVER; OREGON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953060589     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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