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Dams, Lakes and Reservoirs Database for the World Water Development Report II
Entry ID: UNH_WWRDII_DAMS

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Summary

Abstract: The dams and reservoirs database is a global databank of 633 large impoundments
from a series of world dam registers published by ICOLD and IWPDC (ICOLD,
1984;1988; IWPDC, 1994; 1989), with the following attributes:
- Dam name
- Year
- River Nam
- Nearest City
- Province
- Country
- Continent
- Dam Type
- Length
- Volume of dam body
- Reservoir Capacity
- Area
- Latitude and Longitude

Documented lake volumes were identified for 87 out of the total natural 6 392
georeferenced lakes with known area (ESRI 1995; Lerman et al. 1995) as
developed in Green et al. (2004). The small number of known lake volumes
actually corresponds to approximately 90% of the total volume of global fresh
water lakes since the largest lakes (Baikal, Tanganyika, North American Great
Lakes, Victoria) are well documented. For the remaining lakes lacking
documented volume information, average lake depth was estimated as a function
of lake area class (ESRI 1995) depending on glacial or tectonic origin (Meybeck
1995). Lake volume was calculated as the product of estimated lake depth and
surface area.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to dams, lakes, reservoirs database

Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD)

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Additional information on the dams and reservoirs database

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Additional documentation on Lakes

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Water Systems Analysis Group
Dataset Title: Dams, Lakes and Reservoirs Database
Dataset Series Name: World Water Development Report II
Dataset Release Place: Durham, NH
Dataset Publisher: University of New Hampshire
Online Resource: http://wwdrii.sr.unh.edu/download.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-01-01

Stop Date: 1994-12-31

Start Date: 1995-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Start Date: 2004-01-01

Stop Date: 2004-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 30 min
Longitude Resolution: 30 min

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >LAKES [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >WATER DEPTH [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

INLAND WATERS

Project

WWAP >World Water Assessment Programme [Information]

Keywords

Dams

Lakes

Reservoirs

World Water Assessment Programme

World Water Development

lake density

lake volume

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

UNH

Data Center

Water Systems Analysis Group, Complex Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.wsag.unh.edu/

Data Center Personnel

Name: CHARLES J. VOROSMARTY
Phone: (603) 862-1792
Fax: (603) 862-0188
Email: charles.vorosmarty at unh.edu
Contact Address:
Water Systems Analysis Group
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
University of New Hampshire
Morse Hall, 39 College Road
City: DURHAM
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: online
Distribution_Format: JPEG, ascii, ARC
Fees: none

Personnel

CHARLES J. VOROSMARTY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (603) 862-1792
Fax: (603) 862-0188
Email: charles.vorosmarty at unh.edu
Contact Address:
Water Systems Analysis Group
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
University of New Hampshire
Morse Hall, 39 College Road
City: DURHAM
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA

Publications/References

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) 1995. Arc World
Supplement, 1:3 M scale digital map. Environmental Systems Research Institute,
Inc., Redlands, CA.

Green, P., C. J. Vörösmarty, M. Meybeck, J. Galloway, and B.J. Peterson. 2004.
Pre-industrial and contemporary fluxes of nitrogen through rivers: A global
assessment based on typology. Biogeochemistry 68: 71-105.

Lerman A., Imboden D.M. and Gat J.R. 1995. Physics and Chemistry of Lakes.
Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH and Co. KG.

Meybeck M. 1995. Global distribution of lakes. In: Lerman A. (ed) Physics and
Chemistry of Lakes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH and Co. KG.

ICOLD. 1984, 1988. World Register of Dams. 1984 full edition and 1988
updating. International Commission on Large Dams, Paris.

International Water Power and Dam Construction. 1994. Handbook. Reed Business
Publishing. Sutton, Surrey, U.K. 224 p.

International Water Power and Dam Construction. 1989. The World's Major Dams
and Hydro Plants. Global map. Reed Business Publishing, Sutton, Surrey.

Vorosmarty, C. J., K. P. Sharma, B. M. Fekete, A. H. Copeland, J. Holden, J.
Marble and J. A. Lough. The Storage and aging of continental runoff in large
reservoir systems of the world, AMBIO, 26 (4): 210-219.

Vorosmarty, C.J., M. Meybeck, B. Fekete, K. Sharma, P. Green, and J. Syvitski.
2003. Anthropogenic sediment retention: Major global-scale impact from the
population of registered impoundments. Global and Planetary Change 39: 169-190.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-08

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-06-18

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