Modulation of Extreme Flood Levels by Impoundment Significantly Offset by Floodplain Loss Downstream of the Three Gorges Dam
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl076935
Abstract: River flooding—the world’s most significant natural hazard—is likely to increase under anthropogenic climate change. Most large rivers have been regulated by damming, but the extent to which these impoundments can mitigate extreme flooding remains uncertain.… read more here.
Keywords: hydrology; gorges dam; three gorges; extreme flood ... See more keywords
Extreme-flood control operation of dams in Japan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100821
Abstract: Abstract Study region Japan Study focus In Japan, floods exceeding the flood control plan by dams have become more frequent in recent years. When such a flood occurs, the reservoir is operated to discharge the… read more here.
Keywords: control operations; extreme flood; flood; flood control ... See more keywords