The state of the art for optimal water reservoir operations is rapidly evolving, driven by
emerging societal challenges. Changing values for balancing environmental resources …

Hydropower is a rapidly developing and globally important source of renewable electricity.
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …

Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables
or water‐dependent activities (eg, precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater …

Lake thermal dynamics have been considerably impacted by climate change, with potential
adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. To better understand the potential impacts of future …

Navigating trade-offs between meeting societal water needs and supporting functioning
ecosystems is integral to river management policy. Emerging frameworks provide the …

Dams significantly impact river hydrology by changing the timing, size, and frequency of low
and high flows, resulting in a hydrologic regime that differs significantly from the natural flow …

Determining which factors are most effective for mitigative strategies in conservation
management can be difficult for species with complex life cycles. Salmon (Oncorhynchus …

Hypolimnetic aeration is an effective management strategy for mitigating oxygen deficiency
in dam reservoirs caused by thermal stratification (ThS). However, designing an optimal …

The socio-hydrology community has been very successful in promoting the need for taking
the human factor into account in the mainstream hydrology literature since 2012. However …

Environmental water purchases are increasingly used for ecological protection. In Nevada's
Walker Basin (western USA), environmental water purchases augment streamflow in the …