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RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
卷 32, 期 7, 页码 1415-1427出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2994
关键词
environmental water purchase; stream temperature; instream flow; Walker River; modelling; water quality; river restoration
资金
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Office Of The Director
- Office of Integrative Activities [1208732] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Low streamflows and warm stream temperatures currently limit habitat and productivity of trout, including native Lahontan cutthroat trout in Nevada's Walker Basin. Environmental water transfers, which market water from willing sellers to instream uses, are evaluated to improve instream habitat. We use River Modelling System, an hourly, one-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality model, to estimate current and potential environmental water transfer effects on stream temperatures. Model runs simulate a range of environmental water transfers, from 0.14 to 1.41cms, at diversions and reservoirs for wet year 2011 and dry year 2012. Results indicate that critically warm stream temperatures generally coincide with low flows, and thermal refugia exist in East Walker River, a tributary of the Walker River. Environmental water transfers reduce maximum stream temperatures by up to 3 degrees C in dry years and are more effective in dry years than wet years. This research suggests that environmental water transfers can enhance instream habitat by improving water quality as well as increasing instream flow. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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