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Sep 1, 2006

Drought Storage Allocation Rules for Surface Reservoir Systems

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Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 132, Issue 5

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This technical note develops a simple drought storage allocation rule to minimize evaporative and seepage water losses from a system of reservoirs. Such a rule might have value during a prolonged drought, when the value of lost water is likely to be particularly high. Typically, concentrating water storage in one or a few reservoirs reduces overall water losses compared to “balancing” storage among reservoirs. Paradoxically, concentrating storage during a drought tends to minimize reservoir surface area available for recreation, increasing recreation losses even as it minimizes water losses.

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Three anonymous reviewers are thanked for their suggestions for improving this technical note.

References

Kelley, K. F. (1986). “Reservoir operation during drought: Case studies.” Research Document No. 25, Hydrologic Engineering Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Davis, Calif.

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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 132Issue 5September 2006
Pages: 395 - 397

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Received: Jun 2, 2005
Accepted: Sep 14, 2005
Published online: Sep 1, 2006
Published in print: Sep 2006

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Jay R. Lund
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616. E-mail: [email protected]

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