Introduction to Reservoir Analysis - University of Colorado Boulder

Authors

Joseph Kasprzyk, University of Colorado BoulderFollow

Document Type

Lecture Material

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Introduction to reservoirs, lecture from Water Resource Systems and Management (Spring 2017), University of Colorado Boulder. By Joseph Kasprzyk. Learning goals include (i) introducing what a reservoir is, (ii) apply control volume and conservation of mass principles to analyze storage in natural lakes and reservoirs (iii) calculate required storage size for reservoirs using basic techniques (iv) define reservoir terms including safe yield and critical period (v) discuss dam building trends in the US and globally.

Recommended Citation

Kasprzyk, Joseph, "Introduction to Reservoir Analysis - University of Colorado Boulder" (2017). All ECSTATIC Materials. Paper 55.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ecstatic_all/55