Open AccessFloods downstream the Yesa Reservoir, Spanish Pyrenees
Author(s) -
Juan I. LópezMoreno,
Santiago Beguerı́a,
José María GarcíaRuiz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cuadernos de investigación geográfica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1697-9540
pISSN - 0211-6820
DOI - 10.18172/cig.1130
Subject(s) - downstream (manufacturing) , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , water level , flood myth , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering , engineering , cartography , operations management , archaeology
This paper deals with the effects of the Yesa reservoir on the intensity and temporal distribution of floods in the Aragón River. The results confirm that the frequency of floods downstream the dam clearly decreased. The reduction mainly depended on two factors: i) the water storage level, and ii) the season of the year. Floods were very well controlled when the reservoir level was lower than 50%.