The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish

Bozeman, Bryan B.; Pracheil, Brenda M.; Matson, Paul G.

doi:10.1007/s11160-024-09909-4

Title: The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish

Journal Article · 20 December 2024 · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09909-4 · OSTI ID:2483953

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Hydropower can help facilitate power grid decarbonization because it can respond to short-term changes in power demand and is comparatively more reliable than intermittent wind and solar. However, flexible hydropower operations can create rapid and abnormal fluctuations in downstream flow conditions, which can negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Accordingly, we conducted a systematic review on the ecological effects of hydropower-driven sub-daily flow variability (SDFV) on riverine fishes. We reviewed and synthesized 109 articles relevant to fish-SDFV relationships from seven sources, most of which focused on Salmonids in North America and northern and western Europe and were published in the last 15 years. We found strong agreement in the literature that SDFV increases fish stranding risk, destabilizes habitat, and decreases production and diversity. We found moderate agreement that SDFV interrupts fish reproduction, increases or has no impact on condition, and prompts or discourages movement depending on local channel conditions. We found little to no agreement for relationships between SDFV and mortality, physiology, and behavior. The effects of SDFV on riverine fish ecology are intertwined in the complex suite of biotic and abiotic characteristics that structure aquatic ecosystems and are highly site-, species-, and life stage-specific. Assessments of the impact of SDFV on fish ecology should first characterize local habitat and channel quality and fish community composition to identify specific, measurable ecological outcomes to sustain or enhance, and then design mitigation strategies tailored to those ecological objectives.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2483953

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--195412

Journal Information:: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Journal Name: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries Vol. 35; ISSN 0960-3166

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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