Impact of human activities to hydrologic alterations on the illinois river

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-546

  Lian, Yanqing ^a   You, Jiing Yun ^b   Sparks, Richard ^c   Demissie, Misganaw ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c National Great Rivers Research and Education Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Change point analysis; Human activity; Hydrologic alteration; Illinois River; Indicator of hydrologic alteration

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANTS; CHANGE-POINT ANALYSIS; CHANGE-POINTS; ECOLOGICAL MODELS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FLOOD-PLAINS; FLOW DIVERSION; HIGH FLOW; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION; HYDROLOGIC CHANGES; ILLINOIS; ILLINOIS RIVER; ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN; INDICATORS OF HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION (IHA); LAKE MICHIGAN; LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS; LOW FLOW; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MICHIGAN; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; REGULATED RIVER; U.S. ARMY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW PATTERNS; GAGES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LAKES; LOCKS (FASTENERS); RIVERS; SITE SELECTION;

RIVER DIVERSION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; DRAINAGE; FLOODPLAIN; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LEVEE; RIVER BASIN; SITE SELECTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ILLINOIS; ILLINOIS RIVER; LAKE MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860144359     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000465     Document Type: Article

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