Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3541-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3541-2015
Research article
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11 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 11 Aug 2015

Impacts of beaver dams on hydrologic and temperature regimes in a mountain stream

M. Majerova, B. T. Neilson, N. M. Schmadel, J. M. Wheaton, and C. J. Snow

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Apr 2015) by Florian Pappenberger
AR by Milada Majerova on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 May 2015) by Florian Pappenberger
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Jun 2015)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (22 Jun 2015) by Florian Pappenberger
AR by Milada Majerova on behalf of the Authors (30 Jun 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (02 Jul 2015) by Florian Pappenberger
AR by Milada Majerova on behalf of the Authors (12 Jul 2015)
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Short summary
This study quantifies the impacts of beaver on hydrologic and temperature regimes, as well as highlights the importance of understanding the spatial and temporal scales of those impacts. Reach-scale discharge showed shift from losing to gaining. Temperature increased by 0.38°C (3.8%) and mean residence time by 230%. At the sub-reach scale, discharge gains and losses increased in variability. At the beaver dam scale, we observed increase in thermal heterogeneity with warmer and cooler niches.