The next half-century of hydro
How hydropower relicensing clears a path for migratory trout and salmon
Colorado River Futures – “Climate & the River” Edition
This blog was written by Page Buono & Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers Communications Director, Intermountain West. Over the last few weeks, we’ve focused our attention on the recent study published by the Center for Colorado River Studies about the future of the...Classification of US Hydropower Dams by Their Modes of Operation
A key challenge to understanding ecohydrologic responses to dam regulation is the absence of a universally transferable classification framework for how dams operate. In the present paper, we develop a classification system to organize the modes of operation (MOPs) for US hydropower dams and powerplants.