Efficiency of a downstream bypass for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts and fish behaviour at the Camon hydroelectric powerhouse water intake on the Garonne river

• Main Authors: Croze, O., Chanseau, M., Larinier, M.
• Other Authors: Groupe d'hydraulique appliquée aux aménagements piscicoles et à la protection de l'environnement (UR GHAAPPE), Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF), Ressources aquatiques continentales (UR RABX)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 1999
• Subjects: CSP; CEMAGREF; GHAAPPE; AQUITAINE; GARONNE COURS D'EAU; CAMON; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Gauche; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02578681

National audience Three experiments were conducted from 1996 to 1998 at the Camon hydroelectric powerhouse water intake, on the Garonne river, to test the efficiency of a surface downstream bypass for atlantic salmon smolts. This bypass was built into the trashrack itself at its left edge. The effic...