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Estimating the Natural Flow Regime of Rivers With Long‐Standing Development: The Northern Branch of the Rio Grande

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Todd L. Blythe, and John C. Schmidt (2018) Estimating the Natural Flow Regime of Rivers With Long‐Standing Development: The Northern Branch of the Rio Grande: Water Resources Research, v. 54, iss. 2.

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Abstract (from Wiley): An estimate of a river's natural flow regime is useful for water resource planning and ecosystem rehabilitation by providing insight into the predisturbance form and function of a river. The natural flow regime of most rivers has been perturbed by development during the 20th century and in some cases, before stream gaging began. The temporal resolution of natural flows estimated using traditional methods is typically not sufficient to evaluate cues that drive native ecosystem function. Additionally, these traditional methods are watershed specific and require large amounts of data to produce accurate results. We present a mass balance method that estimates natural flows at daily time step resolution for the northern [...]

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Todd L. Blythe, John C. Schmidt
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South Central CSC

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • South Central CASC

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Water, Coasts and Ice
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