Boes, R. M., Auel, C., Hagmann, M., Albayrak, I. 2014. Sediment Bypass Tunnels to Mitigate Reservoir Sedimentation and Restore Sediment Continuity. Taylor & Francis Group.

Management, Mitigation, Reservoir, Sediment, Water quality, Dams

This paper quantifies the amount of and describes the processes of reservoir sedimentation in order to evaluate its effects on dams and reservoir systems. It also evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of implementing sediment bypass tunnels as a sedimentation countermeasure.