Suitability of Vertical Slot and Denil Fishways for Passing North-Temperate, Nonsalmonid Fish

• Main Authors: Schwalme, K, Mackay, W C, Lindner, D
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1985
• Subjects: adult; denil; design; fish ladder; goldeye; longnose; non-salmonids; perch; slope; sucker; vertical slot; walleye; water level; weir; yellow perch; Weir; Burbot; Catostomus catostomus; Longnose sucker; Lota lota; Slave River; lota
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_journal_articles/37

A vertical slot fishway and two Denil fishways (of 10 and 20% slope) built into a weir on the Lesser Slave River (55º18'N, 115º45'W) were studied from May 12 to June 25, 1984, to determine how effectively these designs pass north-temperate, nonsalmonid fishes. Thousands of spottail shiner...