Fish-community monitoring in Barkley Reservoir as required by the Cumberland Steam Electric Plant NPDES permit, 1980
Information on fishes inhabiting shoreline and cove areas of Barkley Reservoir as measured by rotenone surveys conducted in June and July 1980 is presented. Specifically, data on species, numbers, biomass, size distributions, and reproductive success of fish in Barkley Reservoir in 1980 are presented and discussed. Cove rotenone samples during 1980 estimated an average of 6722 fish present weighing 283 kilograms per hectare. A total of 48 species encompassing 13 families was found. These numbers are substantially lower than those of previous inventories on Barkley Reservoir. Number of fish per hectare in 1980 was greater for sample sites below Cumberland Steam Electric Plant than for sites above the plant. Biomass per hectare showed a similar trend with the exception of high estimates for commercial species collected at CuRM's 112.0 and 118.7. Total fish biomass data in 1980 were consistent with the downward trend for game, commercial, and prey species observed from 1974 through 1979.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga (USA). Office of Natural Resources
- OSTI ID:
- 6063752
- Report Number(s):
- NP-1903998; ON: DE81903998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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COASTAL REGIONS
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FISHES
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