An Investigation of the Determinants of Reservoir Recreation Use and Demand: the Effect of Water Surface Elevation.

Abstract

This research report summarizes the results of an analysis of recreation use data from five reservoirs in the Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purposes of the study were: first to determine the effects of certain reservoir operating characteristics on the volume of recreation use and benefits; and second, to relate these results to more conventional analysis of recreation use based mainly on socioeconomic variables. In addition, the study suggests ways that the analysis of recreation use can be applied to benefit estimation for proposed projects. The investigation of relationships between certain operating characteristics of reservoirs and their use for recreation succeeded in finding no quantifiable or empirically relevant relationship except in the case of Greers Ferry Reservoir. In most cases the coefficient of water surface elevation was either of the wrong sign, not significantly different from zero, or both.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
ADA102035

Entities

People

  • William D. Carson Jr

Organizations

  • University of California

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arkansas
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • California
  • Data Science
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Recreation
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design