The Reservoir Sedimentation Handbook: Design and Management of Dams, Reservoirs, and Watersheds for Sustainable Use by Gregory L. Morris and Jiahua Fan (1998) is considered the definitive guide to managing sediment in dams.
Instead of just letting the dam die or performing expensive dredging, operators utilized Sediment Bypass Tunnels (SBT) . These tunnels are engineered to route sediment-laden inflow around the dam storage pool during floods. Reservoir sedimentation handbook: design and ma...
Here is a useful, real-world story of successful sediment management highlighted by the principles in the handbook: The Story: The Nunobiki Reservoir (Japan) Reservoir sedimentation handbook: design and ma...
The handbook warns that the "sudden loss of the world's reservoir capacity would be a catastrophe," yet the slow loss of capacity is often ignored until it is too late. Reservoir sedimentation handbook: design and ma...
