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Articles | Volume 373
Articles | Volume 373
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-45-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-45-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 373
12 May 2016
 | 12 May 2016

Reservoir impacts downstream in highly regulated river basins: the Ebro delta and the Guadalquivir estuary in Spain

María J. Polo, Albert Rovira, Darío García-Contreras, Eva Contreras, Agustín Millares, Cristina Aguilar, and Miguel A. Losada

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Regulation by reservoirs affects both the freshwater regime and the sediment delivery downstream. Spain is one the countries with more water storage capacity by reservoirs in the world. The spatial redistribution of the seasonal and annual water storage in reservoirs mainly for irrigation and urban supply has resulted in significant environmental impacts downstream. This work shows these effects in the Guadalquivir and the Ebro River basins, two of the largest regulated areas in Spain.
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