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Answer by Semidiurnal Simon for Do dams reduce the flow of river downstream?

You're correct that simply putting a dam in place, once its lake is filled, doesn't change the average flow downstream by more than a few percent (those few percent can be lost to increased...

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Answer by Fred for Do dams reduce the flow of river downstream?

Once a dam has been constructed in a river, the natural flow of water will be disrupted. You correctly state that initially there will be a period required for the dam to fill. Until then, little of no...

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Do dams reduce the flow of river downstream?

There is a conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia, because the latter wants to build a dam on the Nile river. Citing this article: [Egypt] fears the Nile dam will reduce its share of the river and leave...

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