Session C3 - Fish Passage Restoration at the Briggsville Dam: Using Sediment Transport Analysis for Natural Channel Design

• Main Author: Louisos, Jessica
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2012
• Subjects: Eastern Brook; Catostomus catostomus; Cottus cognatus; Longnose sucker; Slimy sculpin
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference/2012/June5/42; https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1058&context=fishpassage_conference

The removal of the Briggsville Dam reconnected over 30 miles of headwater streams along the North Branch of the Hoosic River. The removal of the dam restored local fish passage and improved local habitat for cold water river species including the eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), longnose...