River Management
According to The Nature Conservancy, integrated river basin management (IRBM) is the collaborative process of integrating the conservation, management, and development of water, land, and related resources across sectors within a given river basin. The purpose is to improve economic and social benefits derived from water resources in an equitable manner while preserving and, where necessary, restoring freshwater ecosystems. Resources available in this sub-theme include strategic decision-making guides, government funding information, and detailed urban policies on river basin management.
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River Management Resources
NASA Water Resources Solicitation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of the solicitation is to use remote sensing data with hydro - meteorological models to provide important seasonal forecasts (30-180 days) for improved water management. The NASA Water Resources Solicitation overall goal is towards providing innovative and practical applied research...Read more
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GlobalCrop Explorer
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Department of Agriculture
Crop Explorer is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) in co-operation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the University of Maryland. USDA-FAS is routinely monitoring lake and reservoir height variations for many...Read more
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GlobalTennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)
Published:
May 18, 1933U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act of 1933 established the Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin. It serves to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood...Read more
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United StatesBasin Study Reports
Published:
January 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Basin Studies address basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the impacts of climate change. These are comprehensive water studies that define options for meeting future water demands in river basins in the western United States where imbalances in water supply and demand exist or are projected. Read more
The Groundwater Visibility Initiative: Integrating Groundwater and Surface Water Management Workshop
National Groundwater Association
Examine the challenges - and successes - of managing the integration of groundwater and surface water in this one-day workshop being held jointly by NGWA and the American Water Resources Association (AWRA).Read more
Watershed Conservation Screening Tool
The Nature Conservancy
The Watershed Conservation Screening Tool quickly measures the potential for five common watershed conservation activities to reduce sediment and nutrient pollution in a source watershed (surface water only). This tool will describe for each source watershed its land cover and estimate its...Read more
Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
This software allows the user to perform one-dimensional steady flow, one and two-dimensional unsteady flow calculations, sediment transport/mobile bed computations, and water temperature/water quality modeling.Read more
SECURE Report Data Visualization
Published:
March 1, 2016U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation has published an updated SECURE Water Act Report to Congress. The report highlights findings from basin-specific collaborative planning studies to provide a West-wide perspective on anticipated impacts to water resources due to climate change and corresponding adaptation...Read more
WaterSMART Streamflow Projections for the Western United States
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation has made projected streamflow data available for 195 sites on streams and rivers throughout the western United States developed through its West-Wide Climate Risk Assessment effort. These projections show raw daily and monthly streamflow data that takes into account...Read more
National Water Center (NWC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This site provides information on the mission and function of the Office of Water Prediction's NWC and access to guidance from the new National Water Model. Read more
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