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Journal Article 
The impacts of "run-of-river' hydropower on the physical and ecological condition of rivers 
Anderson, D; Moggridge, H; Warren, P; Shucksmith, J 
2015 
1 
Water and Environment Journal
ISSN: 1747-6585
EISSN: 1747-6593 
29 
2 
268-276 
WOS:000354569900014 
This paper synthesises published literature on run-of-river hydropower, highlighting its potential to affect both the physical and ecological conditions of river systems. The paper considers the limited number of direct studies and reviews a wider literature on the two principal impacts of such schemes on river systems: the introduction or maintenance of in-channel barriers and water abstraction/flow regime alteration. We outline how river systems are likely to be impacted by such schemes and identify the key issues arising from their continued development. Potential mitigation approaches are highlighted and the areas of future research required to adequately address current knowledge gaps are identified. 
abstraction; depletion; hydropower; river; run-of-river; small-scale; weir