Linked Surface Water-Groundwater Model for the Cosumnes River Watershed: Hydrologic Evaluation of Management Options to Restore Fall Flows

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2001
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Chinook salmon fall runs on the Cosumnes River in Sacramento County California have declined as a result of diminishing fall river flows. Investigations of groundwater surface water interactions along the lower Cosumnes River (river-mile 0-36) show that loss of baseflow contributions to the river as a result of groundwater overdraft are at least partly responsible for declining fall flows.

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