Sentences with phrase «peak flows downstream»
Heightening river dykes reduces the probability of overflowing thus minimizing the floodplain storage and increasing the magnitude of peak flows downstream.
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«These river structures and levees have increased the stream velocity that keeps sediments suspended but also during flooding increase peak flows in downstream areas.
«I think the timing of those peaks in variability tells us that we should be thinking about this in two ways: how what other countries do influences the energy supply, and how to maintain those flows without generating downstream problems.»