Effects of operating Mt. Elbert pumped-storage powerplant on Twin Lakes, Colorado: 1982 report of findings. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6677032

LaBounty, J F; Sartoris, J J; Lieberman, D M

A series of studies is being performed to identify and quantify changes that occur in the aquatic ecology of Twin Lakes, Colorado, because of the Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Powerplant, which began operation in September 1981. The report presents results of studies done is 1982. These results, along with those from studies presently being done, will be compared with results from preoperational limnology studies at Twin Lakes from 1971 through 1981.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO (United States). Engineering and Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6677032
• Report Number(s): PB-95-144101/XAB; REC-ERC--84-23
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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