Military Hydrology: Report 21, Regulation of Streamflow by Dams and Associated Modeling Capabilities

Abstract

This report provides a general overview of dams and reservoirs, how they are operated to regulate streamflow, and mathematical modeling capabilities for analyzing their operation. The report is based on a review of the literature, with a view toward developing information pertinent to military planning and operations. The treatment of dams and reservoirs includes: (a) a discussion of the worldwide inventory of dams, (b) types and configurations of dams and appurtenant structures, and (c) reservoir regulation procedures. State- of-the-art modeling capabilities are reviewed in the categories of stimulation, optimization, flood wave analysis, streamflow synthesis, water quality, and sediment transport. Development of rating curves is also covered.... Dams, Streamflow, Military hydrology, Regulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260690

Entities

People

  • Ralph A. Wurbs

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Production
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Flood Control
  • Floodgates
  • Geography
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Hydraulic Engineering.