Patterns and magnitude of flow alteration in California, USA
Julie K.H. Zimmerman, Jason T. May, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Jeanette K. Howard, Theodore E. Grantham, Daren M. Carlisle, Larry R. Brown | December 27th, 2017
The importance of the natural flow regime to stream and river health has received growing attention over the last two decades. Quantifying natural river flows has become an essential component of water resource planning, including assessments of water supplies (Vicuna,Maurer, Joyce, Dracup, & Purkey, 2007; Wurbs, 2005), reservoir operations (Hejazi, Cai, & Ruddell, 2008) and drought risk (Meko,Therrell, Baisan, & Hughes, 2001). Understanding the natural flow regime is also crucial for managing stream ecosystems.
Keywords
ecosystem management, flows, modeling, monitoring, planning and management, science management, water project operations, water quality