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National Hydropower Fish Passage Database User's Guide and Methodology

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3014280· OSTI ID:3014280
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD (United States). National Marine Fisheries Service
  3. US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Falls Church, VA (United States)
  4. Low Impact Hydropower Inst., Boston, MA (United States)
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Fish passage facilities are used to mitigate the impacts of hydropower dams on migratory fish in rivers, but information on the location, types, and characteristics of this infrastructure is incomplete at a national scale. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory partnered with federal agency and industry stakeholders to create the first national-scale database of fish passage infrastructure at U.S. hydropower developments. This database contains information of great value to a broad range of stakeholders; it includes fish passage facility engineering characteristics, targeted fish species, operational schedules, and costs. This data resource addresses a large gap in knowledge of the deployment of fish passage technology and is freely available to members of the hydropower community, including federal and state regulators and resource agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry, and other user groups to support project planning and regulatory (re)licensing activities. This database supports the U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office objective to develop decision support tools and data resources that improve environmental performance and ensure hydropower’s long-term value to the American public.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725;
OSTI ID:
3014280
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM--2025/4039
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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