Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America supervised by a Waterloo Engineering professor found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk of flooding.
The study analyzed the seasonal flow patterns of 2,272 streams in Canada and the U.S. and found that human-managed streams – those impacted by developments like dams, canals, or heavy urbanization – had significantly different flow patterns compared to streams in natural watersheds. To continue reading this story please click here.