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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-731-2021
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Data description article
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02 Mar 2021
Data description article |
| 02 Mar 2021
| 02 Mar 2021
Inventory of dams in Germany
Gustavo Andrei Speckhann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Environmental Sciences and Geography, University of
Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Heidi Kreibich
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Bruno Merz
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Environmental Sciences and Geography, University of
Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- Customized sea‐surface temperature indicators linking to streamflow at different timescales A. Ganapathy & A. Agarwal
- Enhancing Hydrological Model Calibration for Flood Prediction in Dam-Regulated Basins with Satellite-Derived Reservoir Dynamics C. Li et al.
- Spatial variability in Alpine reservoir regulation: deriving reservoir operations from streamflow using generalized additive models M. Brunner & P. Naveau
- Developing water supply reservoir operating rules for large-scale hydrological modelling S. Salwey et al.
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- CAMELS-DE: hydro-meteorological time series and attributes for 1582 catchments in Germany R. Loritz et al.
- Spatio-temporal differences dominate suspended sediment dynamics in medium-sized catchments in central Germany J. Blöthe & T. Hoffmann
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Short summary
Dams are an important element of water resources management. Data about dams are crucial for practitioners, scientists, and policymakers. We present the most comprehensive open-access dam inventory for Germany to date. The inventory combines multiple sources of information. It comprises 530 dams with information on name, location, river, start year of construction and operation, crest length, dam height, lake area, lake volume, purpose, dam structure, and building characteristics.
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