Modeling the effect of flow and sediment transport on white sturgeon spawning habitat in the Kootenai River, Idaho

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1077-1092

  McDonald, Richard ^a   Nelson, Jonathan ^a   Paragamian, Vaughn ^b   Barton, Gary ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Depth; Ecology; Gravel; River systems; Sand; Scour; Sediment transport; Shear stress; Velocity

Indexed keywords

BED SURFACE; COARSE MATERIALS; CROSS SECTION; DEPTH; DISCHARGE MAGNITUDE; EXTENDED REACHES; FINE SEDIMENTS; FLOOD EVENT; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW REGIMES; GAIN INSIGHT; HABITAT SELECTION; HIGH FLOW; HIGH VELOCITY; JUVENILE FISH; RIVER SYSTEMS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TRANSPORT MODELS; TRANSPORT SIMULATION; WHITE STURGEON; 'CURRENT; GRAVEL; IDAHO; SAND, HYDRAULIC; SPAWNINGS;

DAMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW OF WATER; GRAVEL; LOCATION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; FISH; FLOODS; SCOUR; SHEAR FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SPAWNING; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

KOOTENAI RIVER; LIBBY DAM; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS;

EID: 78349254165     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000283     Document Type: Article

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