Linking ecohydraulic simulation and optimization system for mitigating economic and environmental losses of reservoirs

Abstract Balancing the benefits and environmental degradations of reservoirs is a challenging issue in reservoir management. The present study proposes evaluates an integrated framework to optimize operation which hydropower loss economic irrigation supply are minimized while ecological at downstream river alleviated. ecohydraulic simulation was utilized structure optimization. Reservoir losses were three hydrological conditions including dry years, normal years wet years. Moreover, cropping pattern optimization applied mitigate as main responsibility area. Particle swarm Based on results case study, reliability indices production farmers’ revenue 15–25 30–60%, respectively. physical habitat considerably reduced all hydrologic by proposing optimal flow. proposed method able provide fair balance between production. Low computational complexities most important strength point for developed model.