tailwater

lower course of a river

ephemeral stream | intermittent stream

watercourse [ delta | river | river basin ]

high air pressure from rapid descent in water reduction in atmospheric pressure while surfacing from:deep-water diving | underground | residence or prolonged visit at high altitude as the cause of:anoxia | barodontalgia | barotitis | hypoxia | mountain sickness | sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during ascent or descent

intermittent stream [ temporary stream | seasonal stream ]

ephemeral stream [ ephemeral watercourse ]

Measures such as the reconnection of the floodplain to the river, re-meandering, and the restoration of wetlands can reduce or delay the arrival of flood peaks downstream while improving water quality and availability, preserving habitats and increasing resilience to climate change.

With the objective of ensuring good water status, this directive requires all waters within each river basin to be managed as a whole, taking into account upstream-downstream interactions.

The total cost of these measures was low (EUR 126/ha/20 years) compared to damage remediation and clean-up costs caused by muddy floods in the study area (EUR 54/ha/year) and all secondary benefits, including better downstream water quality; lower downstream dredging costs; less psychological stress for inhabitants and greater biodiversity.

51. Considers that its expertise in managing transnational water resources and its existing involvement in bilateral cooperation with a view to integrated national water management plans and multilateral cooperation in the regional Water Governance project and the International Fund for the Aral Sea create an opportunity for the EU to profile itself as a mediator and facilitator in the sharing of water resources between upstream and downstream states (including Northern Afghanistan) and to promote the establishment of a sustainable cooperative order for water governance, grounded in treaty-level international law, a role that no other in ...[+++]ternational actor is willing or able to fulfil despite calls by the countries concerned;