Hydropeaking Operations of Two Run-of-River Mega-Dams Alter Downstream Hydrology of the Largest Amazon Tributary

Hydropeaking Operations of Two Run-of-River Mega-Dams Alter Downstream Hydrology of the Largest Amazon Tributary

Large storage dams have widely documented impacts on downstream aquatic environments, but hydroelectric dams with little or no capacity for storage of water inflows (i.e., run-of-river) have received less attention. Two of the world’s largest run-of-river hydropower dams (Jirau and Santo Antônio, Br...

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Main Authors: Rafael M. Almeida, Stephen K. Hamilton, Emma J. Rosi, Nathan Barros, Carolina R. C. Doria, Alexander S. Flecker, Ayan S. Fleischmann, Alexander J. Reisinger, Fábio Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
Madeira River
Amazon
hydroelectricity
sub-daily discharges
environmental flow
run-of-the-river
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00120/full

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