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Instream Flow Uses and Values

As more water has been diverted from rivers and streams to serve our farms and growing cities and towns, instream flows have diminished. To reach a good balance in the allocation of water between instream and offstream uses, we need a better understanding of the roles, uses, and values of instream flow, and of the laws and regulations that affect water allocation. This project aims to enhance that understanding.

Selected Publications

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• Brown, Thomas. C. 2003. Water Availability and Recreational Opportunities. Pages 299-314 (Chapter 14) in Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management, edited by Malchus B. Baker, Peter F. Ffolliott, Leonard F. DeBano, and Daniel G. Neary, Lewis Publishers, New York, 408 pages.
  (618 KB PDF file)

• Gillilan, David M., and Thomas C. Brown. 1997. Instream Flow Protection: Seeking a Balance in Western Water Use. Island Press, Washington, D.C., 417 pp.
  (Available in hardcover and paperback)

• Duffield, John W., Christopher J. Neher, and Thomas C. Brown.  1992. Recreation Benefits of Instream Flow: Application to Montana's Big Hole and Bitterroot Rivers.  Water Resources Research 28(9):2169-2181.
  (847 KB pdf file)

• Brown, Thomas C., and John W. Duffield. 1995. Testing Part-Whole Valuation Effects in Contingent Valuation of Instream Flow Protection. Water Resources Research 31(9):2341-2352.
  (801 KB pdf file)

• Brown, Thomas C., Jonathan Taylor, and Bo Shelby. 1991. Assessing the Direct Effects of Streamflow on Recreation: A Literature Review. Water Resources Bulletin (6):979-989.
  (691 KB pdf file)

• Shelby, Bo, Thomas C. Brown, and Robert Baumgartner. 1992. Effects of Streamflows on River Trips on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Rivers 3(3):191-201.
  (321 KB pdf file)

• Brown, Thomas C. 1991. Water for Wilderness Areas: Instream Flow Needs, Protection, and Economic Value. Rivers 2(4):311-325.
  (494 KB pdf file)
  

• Brown, Thomas C., and Terry C. Daniel. 1991. Landscape Aesthetics of Riparian Environments: Relationship of Flow Quantity to Scenic Quality Along a Wild and Scenic River. Water Resources Research 27(8):1787-1795.
  (529 KB pdf file)

• Hetherington, J., Daniel, T. C., and T. C. Brown. 1993. Is Motion More Important Than It Sounds?: The Medium of Presentation in Environment Perception Research. Journal of Environmental Psychology 13: 283-291.
  (538 KB pdf file)
  

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