The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications

Lehner, Bernhard; Beames, Penny; Mulligan, Mark; Zarfl, Christiane; Felice, Luca De; Soesbergen, Arnout van; Thieme, Michele; De, Carlos Garcia; Anand, Mira; Belletti, Barbara; Brauman, Kate A.; Januchowski-Hartley, Stephanie; Lyon, Kimberly; Mandle, Lisa; Mazany-Wright, Nick; Messager, Mathis L.; Pavelsky, Tamlin; Pekel, Jean-François; Wang, Jida; Wen, Qingke; Wishart, Marcus; Xing, Tianqi; Yang, Xiao; Higgins, Jonathan

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The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications

Bernhard Lehner

, Penny Beames

, Mark Mulligan

, Christiane Zarfl

, Luca De Felice

, Arnout van Soesbergen

, Michele Thieme

, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz

, Mira Anand

, Barbara Belletti

, Kate A. Brauman

, Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, Kimberly Lyon

, Lisa Mandle

, Nick Mazany-Wright, Mathis L. Messager

, Tamlin Pavelsky

, Jean-François Pekel

, Jida Wang

, Qingke Wen, Marcus Wishart, Tianqi Xing

, Xiao Yang

, Jonathan Higgins

Scientific Data, Volume: 11

Swansea University Authors: Carlos Garcia De Leaniz , Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley

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There are millions of river barriers worldwide, ranging from wooden locks to concrete dams, many of which form associated impoundments to store water in small ponds or large reservoirs. Besides their benefits, there is growing recognition of important environmental and social trade-offs related to t...

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The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications

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