Tag Archives: Deadbeat Dams

Can large dams help feed downstream ecosystems?

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Christine Parisek

By Francisco J. Bellido-Leiva, Nicholas Corline, and Robert A. Lusardi About 1,500 dams obstruct, modify, and regulate flow in all but one of California’s major rivers. These dams provide Californians with reliable drinking and irrigation water, flood protection for low-lying … Continue reading →

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Dam-Failure Flood Risk in California: How to Manage Low-Probability Hazards

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Christine Parisek

by Kallee Bareket-Shavit, Ryan Miller, and Nicholas Pinter Every year, damaging floods strike somewhere around the world, including sometimes in California like during winter 2022-23. Even a house with just a 1% chance of flooding each year (by the so-called … Continue reading →

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Strategic Decision Making for Dam Removal Planning

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

By Suman Jumani, Ted Grantham, Lucy Andrews, Jeanette Howard California has a dam problem. Since the start of the 20th century, the state has built thousands of dams on its rivers and streams. Now, more than 75% of the largest … Continue reading →

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