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Impounded river systems

http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/Wateruse.pdf

Article from Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources on the serious impacts to river systems due to damming and flow regulation, and rehabilitation, monitoring, and research on such rivers.

by Stalnaker, Clair; Crawford, Dale; and Biological Resources Discipline (Sponsor)
Related topics:
Aquatic biology, Aquatic ecosystems, Biodiversity, Fish, Hydraulic engineering, Remediation, River systems, Water resource management, Dam sites, Rivers

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