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Determining environmental flow requirements for substrate maintenance in cobble and boulder bed rivers in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCullis, James, author
dc.contributor.authorColorado State University, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T21:46:51Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T21:46:51Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description2008 annual AGU hydrology days was held at Colorado State University on March 26 - March 28, 2008.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractTo ensure a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem in cobble and boulder bed rivers, it is imperative that the channel bed is maintained. In pristine catchments this is achieved by the range of flows characteristic of the natural flow regime, which typically incorporates "maintenance" flood flows of different timing, duration and frequency. The construction of dams however, leads to a change in the flow regime, the flooding magnitude and frequency, and the sediment transport capacity. In order to maintain a healthy and productive substrate environment it is necessary that the environmental flow requirement for these rivers accommodate a "substrate maintenance flow component". This paper presents the findings of a project to develop guidelines for determining substrate maintenance flows in cobble and boulder bed rivers in South Africa. The study developed a model for predicting incipient motion based on unit stream-power theory and used this model to investigate the impact of particular flood events on invertebrate population densities.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/200705
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25675/10217/200705
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofHydrology Days
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dc.titleDetermining environmental flow requirements for substrate maintenance in cobble and boulder bed rivers in South Africa
dc.title.alternativeHydrology days 2008
dc.title.alternativeAGU hydrology days 2008
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