Environmental Effects Of Dam Construction On Trinity River
The Effects of Dam Construction on the Trinity River
Those working in Watershed management know there is little doubt these days that dam construction on our nation’s waterways is having a detrimental effect on rivers and their associated ecosystems. Many of the harmful effects created by dams are not always perceivable to the untrained observer, nor can they be observed on a temporal basis since changes to stream morphology may occur over a span of a few years, to hundreds and even thousands of years. When examining dam construction on healthy and functioning rivers and their ecosystems, what becomes evident is the decline of fisheries and water quality (Mount 236). The damming of natural stream flows degrades fish habitats by increasing
Those working in Watershed management know there is little doubt these days that dam construction on our nation’s waterways is having a detrimental effect on rivers and their associated ecosystems. Many of the harmful effects created by dams are not always perceivable to the untrained observer, nor can they be observed on a temporal basis since changes to stream morphology may occur over a span of a few years, to hundreds and even thousands of years. When examining dam construction on healthy and functioning rivers and their ecosystems, what becomes evident is the decline of fisheries and water quality (Mount 236). The damming of natural stream flows degrades fish habitats by increasing