Hydrodynamics of Juvenile Salmon Passage in Sloped-Baffle Culverts
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that, although their ultimate destination is the sea, juvenile salmonids also travel upstream to locate more desirable habitat and feeding areas. Since many culverts are impassible to juvenile salmonids, baffle systems are being evaluated that will facilitate greater upstream passage. A culvert test bed facility at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Skookumchuck Rearing Facility near Tenino, Washington was built to test fish passage success and study the hydrodynamic regimes induced by the baffles. The study involved installing baffles within a 40 foot long, 6 foot diameter corrugated culvert and recording 3-D velocities using an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV). The purpose of these tests is to describe the hydrodynamics of the baffle flow and to evaluate how different hydraulic conditions may benefit or hinder fish passage. Baffle generated flow structures such as a jet on the low side of the baffle or a roller wave are identified. Using the 3-D velocity data and surface images, the flow structures are then characterized according to their intensity and size. A scaling equation is analyzed to relate the modification of flow features to the independent study parameters. This paper establishes hydraulic guidance that can help biologists and engineers to improve baffle design and configuration to aid juvenile salmon migration.
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© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Acoustics
- Baffles (hydraulic)
- Culverts
- Detection methods
- Doppler systems
- Ecosystems
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Equipment and machinery
- Fish and fishery management
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Hydrodynamics
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Measuring instruments
- Methodology (by type)
- Pipeline systems
- Pipes
- River engineering
- Rivers and streams
- Slopes
- Water and water resources
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