Damming the prairie: Human alteration of Great Plains river regimes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 444-445, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-99

  Costigan, Katie H ^a   Daniels, Melinda D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Great Plains; Hydrologic alteration; Natural flow regime; Prairie rivers

Indexed keywords

GREAT PLAINS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; LARGE RIVERS; NATURAL FLOW REGIME; RED RIVER; TEMPORAL AVERAGING;

DAMS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; IMPOUNDMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRAIRIE; RIVER FLOW;

GREAT PLAINS; RED RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861223916     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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