Salmonid smolt survival relative to turbine efficiency and entrainment depth in hydroelectric power generation

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 737-747

  Mathur, Dilip ^a,b,c,d   Heisey, Paul G ^a,b,c,d   Skalski, John R ^a,b,c,d   Kenney, Daniel R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Normandeau Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroelectric generation; Intake screens; Likelihood model; Passage survival; Salmon smolt; Turbine efficiency

Indexed keywords

FISH SURVIVAL PROBABILITY; INTAKE FISH GUIDANCE SCREENS;

FISHERIES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; INTAKE SYSTEMS; KAPLAN TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; SALMONID; SMOLT; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034254893     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04302.x     Document Type: Article

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