Flow Treatments Database

Type of flow treatment

Indicate the hydrologic type of experimental treatment that was applied. High flows include releases of less than one day to weeks when flows are elevated to simulate storm events, snowmelt, or floods. Minimum low flows refer to releases during dry periods. Other minimum scheduled flows refer to releases scheduled for specific times of years typically targeting specific life-stages of species of interest (for example, spawning and incubation flows intended to maintain wetted area in the river channel). Within-day restrictions refers to limits on the daily range in releases, ramping rates, and their timing intended to mitigation the effects of rapid changes in dam releases due to hydropower peaking, diversions, or changes in reservoir storage. Diviersion indicates that the treatment was applied by changes at a diversion structure. Groundwater pumping indicates that the treatments were a result of changes in groundwater pumping.

High flow release

Minimum low flow

Seasonal minimum flow

Within-day restrictions

Groundwater pumping

Diversion

Dates of treatments

Enter the dates that water was released, not diverted, or not pumped using the four-digit year followed by two digit month. For example, February 2003 would be entered as 200302. For discrete events (e.g., a high flow release), only the start date is needed. For longer treatments, enter the start and end dates. Multiple treatments can be entered using multiple lines. Note if there was monitoring of each treatment individually and any comments about each.

Start date (YYYYMM)	End date (YYYYMM)	Was this treatment monitored individually? (YES or NO)	Comment about treatment

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Ecological Responses monitored

Biological responses by taxonomic groups

check all boxes that apply

Fish

Aquatic invertebrates

Terrestrial invertebrates

Riparian vegetation

Aquatic vegetation

Birds

Other vertebrate

Other responses

Nutrients/biogeochemistry

Sediment transport

Temperature

Geomorphology/habitat structure

Other physical parameters

Management

desired outcomes

Primary, secondary, teriary reasons for the flow event

Strategies

	Yes	No
Claim to be adaptive management?
Did management strategies "change" in response to the flow experiment?