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Title: Effects of Dissolved Gas Supersaturation on Fish Residing in the Snake and Columbia Rivers, 1996 Annual Report.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/14321· OSTI ID:14321

Increased spill at dams has commonly brought dissolved gas supersaturation higher than levels established by state and federal water quality criteria in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. These increased spill volumes are intended to provide safe passage for migrating juvenile salmon. However, dissolved gas supersaturation resulting from spill in past decades has led to gas bubble disease (GBD) in fish. Therefore, during the period of high spill in 1996, the authors monitored the prevalence and severity of gas bubble disease by sampling resident fish in Priest Rapids Reservoir and downstream from Bonneville, Priest Rapids, and Ice Harbor Dams.

Research Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
DOE Contract Number:
1996AI93605
OSTI ID:
14321
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-93605-1; R&D Project: 1996-022-00; TRN: AH200136%%532
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English