Downstream hydrologic and geomorphic effects of large dams on American rivers

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  2006

• Venue

  Geomorphology

• Publication date

  2006-09-30

• Fields of study

  Geology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.GEOMORPH.2006.06.022
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