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1. 100 years anniversary of the Austrian Commission on Dams – still up to date!

Author:
Helmut Czerny
Source:
Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft 2018 v.70 no.7-8 pp. 368-376
ISSN:
0945-358X
Subject:
dams (hydrology); experts; Austria
Abstract:
... The Austrian Commission on Dams has been established as a panel of experts of all fields of Dam Engineering to support authorities in and outside the licensing process concerning dams.The aim was that authorities have to involve the Commission to take care that the assessment of new dam projects and the supervision of existing dams comply with the state oft the art.In over 100 meetings the Austria ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00506-018-0493-5

2. 1D modelling of dam-break surges with floating debris

Author:
Mambretti, S.; Larcan, E.; De Wrachien, D.
Source:
Biosystems engineering 2008 v.100 no.2 pp. 297-308
ISSN:
1537-5110
Subject:
laboratories; simulation models; equations; floods; model validation; water flow; dams (hydrology); algorithms; prediction
Abstract:
... To predict flood and debris flow dynamics a numerical model, based on 1D De Saint Venant (SV) equations, was developed. The McCormack-Jameson shock-capturing scheme was employed for the solution of the equations, written in a conservative-law form. This technique was applied to determine both the propagation and the profile of a two-phase debris flow resulting from the instantaneous and complete c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.02.011

3. The 2000 Yigong landslide (Tibetan Plateau), rockslide-dammed lake and outburst flood: Review, remote sensing analysis, and process modelling

Author:
Keith B. Delaney; Stephen G. Evans
Source:
Geomorphology 2015 v.246 pp. 377-393
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
Landsat; dams (hydrology); floodplains; floods; lakes; landslides; military personnel; models; remote sensing; rivers; rockfalls; China; India; Indus River; Pakistan
Abstract:
... In April 2000 a large-scale rock avalanche dammed the Yigong Zangpo River, forming an extensive rockslide-dammed lake. The impoundment lasted for 62days before a catastrophic breaching caused a massive outburst flood in the Yarlung Zangpo (Tibet) and the Dihang rivers (India) that travelled downstream to the main floodplain of the Brahmaputra in northeastern India. In response to discrepancies in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.06.020

4. The 2011 Brisbane Floods: Causes, Impacts and Implications

Author:
Robin C. van den Honert; John McAneney
Source:
Water 2011 v.3 no.4 pp. 1149-1173
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
climatic factors; dams (hydrology); floods; infrastructure; insurance; land use planning; rain; risk; risk management; rivers; state government; streams; water supply; watersheds; Queensland
Abstract:
... On 13th January 2011 major flooding occurred throughout most of the Brisbane River catchment, most severely in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Creek catchment (where 23 people drowned), the Bremer River catchment and in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. Some 56,200 claims have been received by insurers with payouts totalling $2.55 billion. This paper backgrounds weather and climatic factors imp ...
DOI:
10.3390/w3041149

5. The 2013 flood event in the South Saskatchewan and Elk River basins: Causes, assessment and damages

Author:
John W. Pomeroy; Ronald E. Stewart; Paul H. Whitfield
Source:
Canadian water resources journal 2016 v.41 no.1-2 pp. 105-117
ISSN:
1918-1817
Subject:
basins; culverts; dams (hydrology); flood damage; floods; lakes; melting; rain; rivers; roads; sewer systems; snow; storms; streams; watersheds; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Rocky Mountain region; Saskatchewan
Abstract:
... In late June 2013, heavy rainfall and rapidly melting alpine snow triggered flooding throughout much of the southern half of Alberta. Heavy rainfall commenced on 19 June and continued for 3 days. When the event was over, more than 200 mm and as much as 350 mm of precipitation had fallen over the Front Ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Tributaries to the Bow River including the Ghost, Kananas ...
DOI:
10.1080/07011784.2015.1089190

6. 30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam

Author:
Kim Birnie-Gauvin; Martin H. Larsen; Jan Nielsen; Kim Aarestrup
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
Salmo trutta; dams (hydrology); fish communities; freshwater ecosystems; habitats; humans; rivers; spawning; surveys; trout; vegetation; water flow; Denmark
Abstract:
... Humans and freshwater ecosystems have a long history of cohabitation. Today, nearly all major rivers of the world have an in-stream structure which changes water flow, substrate composition, vegetation, and fish assemblage composition. The realization of these effects and their subsequent impacts on population sustainability and conservation has led to a collective effort aimed to find ways to mit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.022

7. 3D DEM investigation on the morphology and structure of landslide dams formed by dry granular flows

Author:
Yuanyuan Zhou; Zhenming Shi; Qingzhao Zhang; Weiran Liu; Ming Peng; Chuangzhou Wu
Source:
Engineering geology 2019 v.258 pp. 105151
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
dams (hydrology); disasters; earthquakes; floods; friction; landslides; rain; roughness; transportation
Abstract:
... Large-scale landslide dams triggered by earthquakes or rainfall can cause disasters due to inundation upstream and outburst floods downstream after dam failure. Landslide dams formed by rock/debris avalanches are loose in structure and have a lack of stability; thus they are more susceptible to breaking. The morphological and structural features of landslide dams directly depend on the formation p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105151

8. 3D Hydrodynamic Modelling Enhances the Design of Tendaho Dam Spillway, Ethiopia

Author:
Getnet Kebede Demeke; Dereje Hailu Asfaw; Yilma Seleshi Shiferaw
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
dams (hydrology); equations; fluid mechanics; hydraulic engineering; hydrologic models; spillways; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Hydraulic structures are often complex and in many cases their designs require attention so that the flow behavior around hydraulic structures and their influence on the environment can be predicted accurately. Currently, more efficient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes can solve the Navier–Stokes equations in three-dimensions and free surface computation in a significantly improved m ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11010082

9. The 3D analysis and estimation of transient seepage in earth dams through PLAXIS 3D software: neural network : Case study: Kord-Oliya Dam, Isfahan province, Iran

Author:
Mandana Bayat; Saeid Eslamian; Gholamreza Shams; Alborz Hajiannia
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2019 v.78 no.18 pp. 571
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
algorithms; case studies; computer software; dams (hydrology); equations; gravity; modulus of elasticity; permeability; seepage; Iran
Abstract:
... The issue of seepage and its management is essential in earth dams which if exceeded from a certain stage the destruction of dam is probable. Despite the studies run through consulting engineers, the hydraulic behaviors of both body and foundation cannot be predicted. To understand the function of such structures, the geotechnical software PLAXIS 3D based on FEM is applied to determine the transie ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-019-8405-y

10. Accounting for GHG net reservoir emissions of hydropower in Ecuador

Author:
Andrei Briones Hidrovo; Javier Uche; Amaya Martínez-Gracia
Source:
Renewable energy 2017 v.112 pp. 209-221
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
dams (hydrology); ecosystems; electricity generation; environmental performance; fossil fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; irrigation; life cycle assessment; power generation; power plants; sustainable technology; water power; Ecuador
Abstract:
... Hydropower is one of most important considered renewable technologies to provide electricity generation worldwide. Bearing in mind the lack of LCA studies and the development of several hydroelectric projects in Ecuador, the purpose of this paper is to present a complete environmental performance of two hydropower schemes (dam and run-of-river) located in this country, through the life cycle asses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.047

11. Acidity and metallic elements release from AMD-affected river sediments: Effect of AMD standstill and dilution

Author:
Meiqin Chen; Guining Lu; Jingxiong Wu; Jianteng Sun; Chengfang Yang; Yingying Xie; Kaifeng Wang; Fucai Deng; Xiaoyun Yi; Zhi Dang
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109490
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; acid mine drainage; acidity; adsorption; anion exchange; arsenic; cadmium; cations; copper; dams (hydrology); dialysis; environmental factors; environmental hazards; heavy metals; iron; lead; manganese; minerals; moieties; oxyanions; pH; phase transition; protons; remediation; rivers; sediments; sulfates; toxic substances; zinc
Abstract:
... In acid mine drainage (AMD) polluted rivers, considerable fraction of potential toxic elements are temporarily sequestered by sediments. There are two main potential environmental hazards associated with the sediments, acidity liberation and re-mobilization of metallic elements, during environmental conditions change. The effects of AMD standstill and water dilution on metallic elements migration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109490

12. An Adaptive Surrogate Assisted CE-QUAL-W2 Model Embedded in Hybrid NSGA-II_ AMOSA Algorithm for Reservoir Water Quality and Quantity Management

Author:
Motahareh Saadatpour
Source:
Water resources management 2020 v.34 no.4 pp. 1437-1451
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
adverse effects; algorithms; dams (hydrology); economic development; environmental degradation; issues and policy; livelihood; rivers; simulation models; total dissolved solids; water quality; water storage; water supply; watersheds; Iran
Abstract:
... The Meimeh dam construction is a project, planned to provide sustainable livelihoods, social, and economic developments in the Meimeh River Basin, Ilam, Iran. However, due to the high concentration of TDS in the Meimeh River and its tributaries, river impoundment and water storage can be harmful to the Meimeh Reservoir. The upstream inflow control and the reservoir operation management in a select ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-020-02510-x

13. Adaptive responses of freshwater pearl mussels, Margaritifera margaritifera, to managed drawdowns

Author:
Edward A.M. Curley; Rhian Thomas; Colin E. Adams; Alastair Stephen
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2022 v.32 no.3 pp. 466-483
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Margaritifera margaritifera; climate change; dams (hydrology); drawdown; drought; energy; field experimentation; freshwater; hydraulic flumes; mussels; risk; Scotland
Abstract:
... Alterations to water management practices, in response to a growing demand to maximize energy production from renewable sources, threaten to exacerbate anticipated future water shortages caused by severe drought episodes, brought on by climate change. Across Scotland, many highly managed systems are inhabited by some of the last remaining reproductively viable populations of the freshwater pearl m ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.3759

14. Addressing fish-passage issues at hydropower and irrigation infrastructure projects in Indonesia

Author:
Lee J. Baumgartner; Arif Wibowo
Source:
Marine & freshwater research 2018 v.69 no.12 pp. 1805-1813
ISSN:
1323-1650
Subject:
dams (hydrology); developmental stages; fisheries; floodplains; freshwater fish; habitats; infrastructure; irrigation; migratory behavior; rivers; water power; weirs; Indonesia
Abstract:
... Development activities threaten the long-term sustainability of tropical floodplain systems. The construction of dams, weirs, irrigation infrastructure and regulators affect connectivity among habitats and can facilitate rapid declines in riverine biota, especially fish. Indonesia is a tropical island country with an abundance of monsoonal rivers. Massive expansions in hydropower and irrigation in ...
DOI:
10.1071/MF18088

15. Addressing the resettlement challenges at the Three Gorges Project

Author:
Yuefang Duan; Brooke Wilmsen
Source:
International journal of environmental studies 2012 v.69 no.3 pp. 461-474
ISSN:
1029-0400
Subject:
dams (hydrology); governmental programs and projects; livelihood; China
Abstract:
... On 19 May 2011, the State Council released a statement vowing to overcome ‘issues’ created by the now completed Three Gorges Dam. Among these was the well-being of those displaced to make way for its construction. In the same statement, the Central Government promised that the displaced would catch up with provincial living standards by 2020. This paper examines some of the residual issues facing ...
DOI:
10.1080/00207233.2012.676374

16. Adequacy of Seepage Analysis in Core Section of the Earthen Dam with Different Mix Proportions

Author:
H.J. Kanchana; H.S. Prasanna
Source:
Aquatic Procedia 2015 v.4 pp. 868-875
ISSN:
2214-241X
Subject:
cohesion; dams (hydrology); drainage; friction; geometry; seepage; soil
Abstract:
... Earthen dams are built since early days of civilization. These dams constitute to be the most common type, because it is generally built of locally available materials which derive strength from their position, friction and cohesion. Many earth fill dams are vulnerable to failures due to seepage problems that take place in the core since all soils are pervious to a smaller or larger extent. One of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aqpro.2015.02.109

17. Advanced methodology for wind resource assessment near hydroelectric dams in complex mountainous areas

Author:
Lin Yang; Jose I. Rojas; Adeline Montlaur
Source:
Energy 2020 v.190 pp. 116487
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies; dams (hydrology); energy; hydroelectric power; infrastructure; mountains; turbulent flow; wind direction; wind power; wind speed; wind turbines; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... To increase renewable energy generation in some hydroelectric dams, a solution consisting in installing wind turbines close to dams is proposed. Indeed, dam surroundings are prone to benefit from wind speed-up effect, extra wind generation associated with thermal winds, and existing electrical infrastructure. Identifying the most suitable locations for turbines, that is, areas of relatively high-s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2019.116487

18. Advances in fish passage in the Great Lakes basin

Author:
D.P. Zielinski; C. Freiburger
Source:
Journal of Great Lakes research 2021 v.47 pp. S439
ISSN:
0380-1330
Subject:
Petromyzon marinus; aquatic ecosystems; basins; dams (hydrology); fish; fish communities; fish ladders; fisheries; habitats; invasive species; surveys; Great Lakes
Abstract:
... Addressing the impact of dams and other water control structures on fish communities and aquatic ecosystems is a major concern for fisheries managers in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Although nature-like and technical fishways (i.e., vertical slot, pool and weir, Denil) and, when suitable, barrier removals have been implemented across the basin, these fish passage applications are vastly outnumbered ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jglr.2020.03.008

19. Aeolian dune accommodation space for Holocene Wadi Channel Avulsion Strata, Wahiba Dune Field, Oman

Author:
Gary Kocurek; Robin Westerman; Caroline Hern; Dominic Tatum; H.M. Rajapara; Ashok K. Singhvi
Source:
Sedimentary geology 2020 v.399 pp. 105612
ISSN:
0037-0738
Subject:
Holocene epoch; basins; dams (hydrology); dunes; floods; ground-penetrating radar; image analysis; luminescence; sand; sediment transport; tectonics; topography; Oman
Abstract:
... Geomorphic evolution of the Wahiba Dune Field, Oman, during the Quaternary has occurred within a set of boundary conditions that include climatic forcing of fluvial, aeolian and eustatic cycles within an active tectonic basin. Because of basin down-warping and sediment transport into the basin, evolution of the geomorphic surface has been accompanied by the generation of a distinctive stratigraphi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105612

20. Age and extent of a giant glacial-dammed lake at Yarlung Tsangpo gorge in the Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Weiming Liu; Zhongping Lai; Kaiheng Hu; Yonggang Ge; Peng Cui; Xiaogang Zhang; Feng Liu
Source:
Geomorphology 2015 v.246 pp. 370-376
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
dams (hydrology); glaciers; lacustrine sediments; lakes; loess; luminescence; plateaus; quartz; remote sensing; rivers; surface area; surveys; China
Abstract:
... Many glacier dams on major rivers at the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau had been previously determined through remote sensing and glacier terminal position calculation. It was hypothesized that such damming substantially impeded river incision into the plateau interior. Investigation on the large glacial-dammed lake at the entrance of Tsangpo gorge is critical for understanding this hypo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.06.034