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FLOOD PEAKS AS MODIFIED BY DAM SIZE AND LOCATION 1
Author(s) -
Black Peter E.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1972.tb05220.x
Subject(s) - storm , watershed , flood myth , replicate , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , cover (algebra) , floodplain , meteorology , geology , geography , computer science , geotechnical engineering , engineering , cartography , statistics , mathematics , mechanical engineering , archaeology , machine learning
. The ability to replicate storms on a rainfall simulator over an iconic watershed model permits the study of the effectiveness of dams of different sizes and locations in reducing flood peaks. This study empirically confirms that, when storms uniformly and completely cover the watershed, large dams are nearly twice as effective as a network of small and medium dams in reducing the flood.