Flow Management for Hydropower Extirpates Aquatic Insects, Undermining River Food Webs

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@Davideilers67 @mzjacobson @CleanEnRev @ProfStrachan @ChristianOnRE @BrianVad Yes, but using hydro for even modest load following is not without its own environmental costs. E.g. https://t.co/ECVHju0JX7

#USGS_SBSC science about Bug Flows from #GlenCanyonDam in the #ColoradoRiver is in the news: https://t.co/NMi2XtgFzp. Go here for some of the some of the #USGS_SBSC science behind Bug Flows: https://t.co/LKWhGvw94H. https://t.co/a43ewk7z5v

RT @anyanovaya: Aquatic insects have a rough time with hydropeaking flows. Many of them lay their eggs along the rivers edge. When the rive…

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