Downstream migration of Salmo salar and S. trutta smolts in two regulated northern Swedish rivers

• Main Authors: Rivinoja, Peter, Leonardsson, K, Lundquist, Hans, Kiviloog, Jaan, Bergdahl, Lars, Brydsten, L
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Civil Engineering; Other Environmental Engineering; Piteälven; Sikfors; Umeälven; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/5755

The downstream migration of Atlantic salmon and anadromous brown trout smolts was studied in two flow controlled northern Swedish rivers. The annual mean flow in Umeälven and Piteälven is c. 430 m3/s and c. 150 m3/s, respectively. Water power constructions located in the lower parts of these rivers...