Assessment of Two Denil Fishways for Passage of Freshwater Species

• Main Authors: Katopodis, C, Derksen, A J, Christiansen, B L
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1991
• Subjects: behavior; Cowan Lake; denil; design; Fairford Dam; fish movement; Lake Manitoba; longnose; longnose suckers; Saskatchewan; slope; spawning; sucker; upstream; walleye; water depth; water velocity; white suckers; fishways; Cowan, Lake; Catostomus catostomus
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference_proceedings/159

Fish movements through two Denil fishways were assessed by means of traps at the fish exit (upstream end) of each facility. Located in the Canadian prairies, the Fairford (Manitoba) and Cowan (Saskatchewan) fishways are similar in design and operation. At Fairford, 8,871 fish representing 13 species...