“…Recent studies Dam or lake water level Hipni et al, 2013;Üneş et al, 2015;Li et al, 2016 Evaporation and evapotranspiration Goyal et al, 2014;Karimi et al, 2016;Güçlü et al, 2017Rainfall-runoff Talei et al, 2013Darras et al, 2015;Londhe et al, 2015;Chithra & Thampi, 2016 Sediment Demirci and Baltaci, 2013;Güner and Yumuk, 2014;Droppo & Krishnappan, 2016;Talebi et al, 2016Streamflow Cigizoglu, 2003Huang et al, 2004;Nourani et al, 2012;Ashrafi et al, 2017 Water quality variables Ay, 2010;Akkoyunlu et al, 2011;Ay & Kisi, 2011;Ay & Kisi, 2012;Ay & Kisi, 2013a;Ay & Kisi, 2013b;Kisi & Ay, 2013;Ay, 2014;Ay & Kisi, 2014;Chang et al, 2014;Alizadeh & Kavianpour, 2015;Khan & Valeo, 2015;Ay & Kisi, 2017…”