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Title: Investigation of culvert hydraulics related to juvenile fish passage. Final research report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:415936

Culverts often create barriers to the upstream migration of juvenile fish. The objective of this study was to determine hydraulic characteristics of culverts with different flow conditions. Methods of predicting flow profiles were developed by both Chiu and Mountjoy. Two equations were compared to experimental results. An area of flow corresponding to a predetermined allowable velocity can be calculated using Mountjoy equation. This can then be used in the design of culverts as fish passage guidelines. The report contains a summary of background information, experimental methodology, the results of experimental tests, and an analysis of both the Chiu and Mountjoy equations.

Research Organization:
Washington State Transportation Center, Pullman, WA (United States)
OSTI ID:
415936
Report Number(s):
PB-97-110829/XAB; TRN: 63311514
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also Final Technical Report, PB--97-110837; PBD: Jan 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English