Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina

Location analysis for reservoir implementation in subtropical and tropical environments must thoroughly consider the probable progression of the silt-in processes according to a river's sediment load. This article intends to point out that restrictions on the length of the operating life of res...

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Publicado: 2010
Materias:
Irrigation
Low flows
Reservoirs
Sediment load
Slopes
Tropical Andes
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_20072422_v1_n3_p21_LascanoKezič
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_20072422_v1_n3_p21_LascanoKezič
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Irrigation
Low flows
Reservoirs
Sediment load
Slopes
Tropical Andes
spellingShingle Irrigation
Low flows
Reservoirs
Sediment load
Slopes
Tropical Andes
Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
topic_facet Irrigation
Low flows
Reservoirs
Sediment load
Slopes
Tropical Andes
description Location analysis for reservoir implementation in subtropical and tropical environments must thoroughly consider the probable progression of the silt-in processes according to a river's sediment load. This article intends to point out that restrictions on the length of the operating life of reservoirs may affect dam planning on main tributaries, but that its effect would be rather less significant for projects on secondary tributaries with headwaters at lower external crests with less pronounced slopes. Dam and reservoir planning at the headwaters of the Bermejo River in northern Argentina is taken as an example of the proposed analytical strategy. To point out the heterogeneity of hydrosedimentary behaviors two analyses are conducted: an overview of environmental conditions, with emphasis on global slopes, and an estimation of the operating life length for two projects, according to the silt-in progression of a reservoir in the area. Both analyses reflect the existing strong heterogeneity within the upper Bermejo River watershed. The estimated operating life lengths within the same unit of analysis show a 1 to 5 difference.
title Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
title_short Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
title_full Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
title_fullStr Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the Bermejo River, Argentina
title_sort reservoirs located in sediment-rich watersheds: the case of the bermejo river, argentina
publishDate 2010
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_20072422_v1_n3_p21_LascanoKezič
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_20072422_v1_n3_p21_LascanoKezič
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