Author Results: K. Hafen
BackTo What Extent Might Beaver Dam Building Buffer Water Storage Losses Associated with a Declining Snowpack?
By K. Hafen
This thesis provides a Beaver Dam Surface Water Estimation Algorithm, a model that takes observation data of 500 beaver dams to quantify the distribution of dam sizes, then using that data to develop a model for predicting water storage. While the water storage provided by beaver dams is only a small fraction of expected snow water equivalent loss, it is not insubstantial and may prove beneficial for ecosystems where human-made reservoirs are not available to regulate hydrologic regimes.
Tags: Aquifer | Stream Flow
Could beaver compete with a declining snowpack?
By J. Wheaton | K. Hafen
To estimate the extent to which beaver dam building activity could provide transient water storage with a decreased snowpack.