Research Article

Effects of Opened and Closed Spillway Operations of a Large Tropical Hydroelectric Dam on the Water Quality of the Downstream River

Table 2

Discharge from turbines and spillways during opened and closed spillways on the two sampling dates.

Spillway operationDateTurbine discharge (m3/s)Spillway discharge (m3/s)Total discharge (m3/s)

Opened12 April 201687415862,460
Closed6 September 20169210921