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A RESERVOIR OPERATING MODEL WITH INORGANIC QUALITY CONSTRAINTS FOR THE TRUCKEE RIVER 1
Author(s) -
Chiatovich Thomas D.,
Fordham John W.
Publication year - 1979
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.1752-1688.1979.tb00333.x
Subject(s) - water quality , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , flow (mathematics) , streamflow , flow conditions , process (computing) , drainage basin , geology , computer science , geotechnical engineering , ecology , geometry , mathematics , cartography , geography , biology , operating system
This study investigated low flow augmentation as a means of meeting inorganic water quality standards for the Truckee River at the California‐Nevada state line. A digital inorganic water quality model was combined with a deterministic dynamic reservoir operating model in an iterative process which allowed the optimization of releases subject to selected inorganic water quality constraints as well as downstream demands. Results from model runs with varied flow and river loading data indicate that flow augmentation may be a feasible and relatively inexpensive way of meeting standards for this system except in time of severe drought.