What hydrological dynamics emerge from the interaction of land conversion and flood levee construction? Using dynamical systems models to explore the development of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Watersheds.

Sally E Thompson1, Paul Hutton2, Murugesu Sivapalan3 and Lissa J MacVean1, (1)University of California Berkeley, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)Metropolitan Water District Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States