A new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that modifications such as dams and reservoirs do not isolate rivers and streams in the United States and Canada from the effects of climate change.
The analysis published Aug. 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the flow of water in managed waterways has diminished in the southern and western United States over the past three decades in the same manner as waterways in these regions without modifications.
Similarly, the study also found that the flow of water in the rivers and stream of the northeastern United States, as well as in the northern Great Plains and southern prairies of Canada, has grown stronger over the past 30 years -- the same as natural waterways in these regions.
