The rate of flow in the stream is the rate of flow in the stream. A dam would only temporarily disrupt it, then the flow would resume.
I agree.. However I am gathering that these dams not only disrupted it, but redirected it.. If I lived down stream I’d have a huge problem with the stream being redirected and going dry on my property.
My MIL and her husband just built a dam on their property out west to power their hydro generator (they are back in the sticks.. so far off the “grid” it’s not funny)
Hope they don’t get in trouble.
They did not redirect the stream. Just stopped it for about 3 hours while it filled to the top of their dam and started to flow again.