ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF THE VOLGA‐KAMA CASCADE OF POWER STATIONS<sup>1</sup>

Micklin, Philip

doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1974.tb00597.x

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“…This has been a particularly serious problem along the Volga and Kama rivers, where over 25,000 km ~ have been or will shortly be inundated. Recent years have seen a growing consensus among Soviet water management experts that much of this land loss may not have been justified and that this practice should be avoided in the future (Micklin 1974). Consequently, sentiment is strong that large plains reservoirs be avoided in connection with interbasin water transfers because they would eliminate from use the most valuable agricultural land in river floodplains and also aggravate the already serious problem of widespread inadequate drainage in northern areas (Siberskoye otdeleniye 1975, Lvovich 1977.…”

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Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Micklin

1978

Environmental Management

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Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Micklin

1978

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“…Cascades (chains) of large dams along some rivers have severely reduced and in some cases nearly destroyed fish runs (e.g., salmon, whitefish, sturgeon). Two of the world's most affected rivers are the Columbia in the Northwestern United States and the Volga in European Russia (Muckleston 1977;Netboy 1986;Micklin 1974;Vendrov 1977). Large reservoirs directly diminish downstream flow, chiefly through evaporative losses from their surfaces but also, under the right conditions, from leakage through their banks and bottoms This is a serious problem in arid regions (e.g., Central Asia and the Southwestern US) where huge reservoirs have been created in the deserts which have high evaporation rates (one to 2½ meters annually) and deep water tables (Van der Leeden 1990, 94-97).…”

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Man and the water cycle: challenges for the 21st century

Philip

1996

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Water is essential to life. Modern, technological societies use huge quantities of this precious liquid. The hydrologic (water) cycle represents the movement of water through the earth's environmental systems. Humankind primarily makes use of three parts of the hydrologic cycle for its water needs: rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Our use of these components of the water cycle has had a variety of deleterious effects. Many large rivers have had their flow regimes modified and suffered from pollution with attendant negative effects on riverine, estuarial, and oceanic ecosystems. Lakes have suffered most seriously from anthropogenic caused pollution but have been impacted by introduction of exotic biota and regime alteration as well. Groundwater, because of its slow rate of replenishment, has suffered from depletion and accumulating pollutants. Looking toward the next century, we must alter our mangement of water and put it on an ecologically sustainable footing. This involves three key actions: (1) developing an ecosystems approach, (2) improving the water knowledge base, and (3) promoting improved management and cooperation, both nationally and internationally.

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“…The reservoirs of the Volga-Kama cascade are one of the largest cascades in the world, totaling 11 reservoirs ( Figure 1, Table 1). The main purpose of the dams was to produce electricity; before the 1930s, the Volga was used only for transport and fishing [24,25]. As shown in Table 1, Kuibyshev reservoir has the largest surface and the highest number of types of uses.…”

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“…Table 1. The main characteristics of reservoirs from the Volga-Kama cascade [24,25] (the numbers in the first column correspond to the reservoirs from Figure 1).…”

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Shoreline Dynamics and Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Sites on the Shores of Large Reservoirs: Kuibyshev Reservoir, Russian Federation

Nicu

Usmanov

Gainullin

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Over the last decades, the number of artificial reservoirs around the world has considerably increased. This leads to the formation of new shorelines, which are highly dynamic regarding erosion and deposition processes. The present work aims to assess the direct human action along the largest reservoir in Europe—Kuibyshev (Russian Federation) and to analyse threatened cultural heritage sites from the coastal area, with the help of historical maps, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), and topographic surveys. This approach is a necessity, due to the oscillating water level, local change of climate, and to the continuous increasing of natural hazards (in this case coastal erosion) all over the world. Many studies are approaching coastal areas of the seas and oceans, yet there are fewer studies regarding the inland coastal areas of large artificial reservoirs. Out of the total number of 1289 cultural heritage sites around the Kuibyshev reservoir, only 90 sites are not affected by the dam building; the rest had completely disappeared under the reservoir’s water. The scenario of increasing and decreasing water level within the reservoir has shown the fact that there must be water oscillations greater than ±1 m in order to affect the cultural heritage sites. The results show that the coastal area is highly dynamic and that the complete destruction of the last remaining Palaeolithic site (Beganchik) from the shoreline of Kuibyshev reservoir is imminent, and immediate mitigation measures must be undertaken.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF THE VOLGA‐KAMA CASCADE OF POWER STATIONS¹

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Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Man and the water cycle: challenges for the 21st century

Shoreline Dynamics and Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Sites on the Shores of Large Reservoirs: Kuibyshev Reservoir, Russian Federation

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Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Environmental factors in Soviet interbasin water transfer policy

Man and the water cycle: challenges for the 21st century

Shoreline Dynamics and Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Sites on the Shores of Large Reservoirs: Kuibyshev Reservoir, Russian Federation

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