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Improving the assessment of instream flow needs for fish populations

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5879478
 [1];  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
  2. Otto (R.G.) and Associates, Arlington, VA (USA)
Instream flow requirements are one of the most frequent and most costly environmental issues that must be addressed in developing hydroelectric projects. Existing assessment methods for determining instream flow requirements have been criticized for not including all the biological response mechanisms that regulate fishery resources. A new project has been initiated to study the biological responses of fish populations to altered stream flows and to develop improved ways of managing instream flows. 21 refs., 3 figs.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; EPRI; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
5879478
Report Number(s):
CONF-910778-1; ON: DE91007838; CNN: ERD-87-672
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English