Dam sites are commonly the focal point for river restoration projects and represent a unique subset of the stream restoration field. In this research area, we focus on conducting research on the important areas associated with dams and rivers with the goal of producing new knowledge, models, and tools that will help better address dam-related restoration issues.
Research plans
Gravel Augmentation: Develop predictive capability, included model, tools, and/or methodologies, for sizing, estimating volumes, placement, and routing of augmented gravel
General Dams: Downstream – develop predictive capability for river response to dams including vegetation encroachment, bed degradation and armoring, ecological regime-shifts, and morphological changes
Dam Removal: Upstream – develop quantitative and predictive capability (models) for reservoir filling and emptying for the case of a) single grain size and b) mixed-grain size coarse sediment load
Dam Removal: Downstream – develop conceptual and predictive capability for impact of fine sediment infiltration into coarse bed (embeddedness) on primary productivity and food webs
Research gathered
Predictive dam removal models, tested with laboratory and field observations |
