Snow and reservoir management for the Columbia River treaty decision
Title | Snow and reservoir management for the Columbia River treaty decision |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1970 |
Authors | Fisher, W. H., and Sporns U. |
Conference Name | 38th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 38th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Date Published | April 1970 |
Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
Conference Location | Victoria, British Columbia |
Keywords | Flood control, Power generation, Reservoir regulation, Water supply forecasting |
Abstract | Management of Columbia River Treaty storage reservoirs in Canada to increase hydroelectric power generation and flood control in the United States and Canada is described. Water management criteria are presented, consisting of operating rules, seasonal runoff forecasting procedures and short-term streamflow forecasting methods. The criteria, primarily derived by empirical methods, attempt to optimize the storage operation. Draft of the storage is governed by power generation requirements and seasonal runoff forecasts; refill of the storage is governed by seasonal runoff forecasts, short-term forecasts and power generation requirements.The seasonal runoff forecasts consider combined winter precipitation and snowpack water equivalent, spring and summer precipitation, antecedent precipitation and mean monthly maximum temperatures of the forecast period. Glacier melt is considered in the Mica drainage basin. |
URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1970Fisher.pdf |