Tennessee River and reservoir system operation and planning review
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5653274
This study responds to the growing number of requests from people in the Tennessee Valley for major adjustments in TVA's reservoir management policy. Two principal changes are evaluated: (1) improving water quality and aquatic habitat by increasing minimum flow rates and aerating releases from TVA dams to raise dissolved oxygen levels and (2) extending the recreation season on TVA lakes by delaying drawdown for other reservoir operating purposes, primarily hydropower generation. 40 refs., 18 figs., 34 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- TVA; Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5653274
- Report Number(s):
- TVA/RDG/EQS-91/1; ON: DE91015956
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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13 HYDRO ENERGY
130600* -- Hydro Energy-- Environmental Aspects
AERATION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DAMS
DISASTERS
DISSOLVED GASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FINANCING
FISHES
FLOODS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAKES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NAVIGATION
NONMETALS
OPERATION
OXYGEN
PLANNING
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
RAIN
RIVERS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLUTES
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TENNESSEE RIVER
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESERVOIRS
WETLANDS
130600* -- Hydro Energy-- Environmental Aspects
AERATION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DAMS
DISASTERS
DISSOLVED GASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FINANCING
FISHES
FLOODS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAKES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NAVIGATION
NONMETALS
OPERATION
OXYGEN
PLANNING
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
RAIN
RIVERS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLUTES
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TENNESSEE RIVER
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESERVOIRS
WETLANDS