A Continental Assessment of Reservoir Storage and Water Availability in South America

This study presents the first continental assessment of water storage and its influence on availability river systems South America. Although hydraulic infrastructure has potential to cause several impacts environment, their relevance in resources is irrefutable. The human services that dams reservoirs provide society, e.g., hydroelectricity, supply, irrigation, or flood control, are vital society requires develop. Despite this fact, interactions America have not been explored from a hydrological perspective. In study, we present effects at basin scale For purpose, an analysis current conditions basins continent. Then, estimate each basin, evaluate role Our findings indicate ‘Colorado’ ‘Negro’ Argentina most influenced by Moreover, our results suggest improve capacity, particularly southern With expect helpful insights about with