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August 2, 2021
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A Continental Assessment of Reservoir Storage and Water Availability in South America

Publicated to: Water (Water-Sui). 13 (14): 1992- - 2021-07-01 13(14), DOI: 10.3390/w13141992

Authors:

Paredes-Beltran, Bolivar; Sordo-Ward, Alvaro; De-Lama, B.; Garrote, Luis;
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Civil Hidraul Energia & Medio Ambiente, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Tecn Ambato, Fac Ingn Civil & Mecan, Carrera Ingn Civil, Ambato 180206, Ecuador - Author

Abstract

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

AmazonArgentinaAssessment methodAttributesClimate-changeColoradoCurrent interactionsDamsFlood controlGroundwater resourcesHuman servicesHydropowerImpactsInfluence of waterModelOscillationPotential effectsPrecipitationRegional studyReservoirReservoir storageReservoirs (water)River systemRiversSouth americaUnited statesWaapa modelWater availabilityWater resourcesWater resources systemsWater storageWater supply

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Water (Water-Sui) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-20:

  • Google Scholar: 8
  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 10
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 36.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 37 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 14.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 6 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Ecuador.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Paredes-Beltran, B) and Last Author (GARROTE DE MARCOS, LUIS MARIA).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been PAREDES BELTRAN, BOLIVAR EDUARDO and Paredes-Beltran, B.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, grant number PID2019-105852RA-I00: "Simulation of climate scenarios and adaptation in water resources systems (SECA-SRH)". B.P-B. would like to acknowledge Universidad Tecnica de Ambato for the financial support through its doctoral student mobility program (award no. 1886-CU-P-2018, Resolucion HCU).
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