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A Preliminary Assessment of Corps of Engineers' Reservoirs Their Purposes, and Susceptibility to Drought

Author(s) -

William K. Johnson

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

hathi trust digital library (the hathitrust research center)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.21236/ada253645

Subject(s) - engineering , environmental science , civil engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering

: This report examines 516 Corps of Engineers' reservoirs, including locks and dams, in the Continental United States and describes the purposes they serve and the type and volume of their storage capacity. It also discusses drought: its occurrence, duration, frequency, severity and relationship to Corps' reservoirs. Reservoirs are useful in the management of flood control, navigation, hydroelectric power, water supplies, irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife, water quality, wetlands, and ground water.

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