M. Larinier, Lionel Dumond, T. Lagarrigue, Aurélien Frey, F. Travade
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Abstract
From 2010 to 2016, an evaluation of the performance of a partial-depth guide wall associated with three surface bypasses to ensure the safe downstream migration of Atlantic salmon smolts was conducted at the Tuilières power plant on the Dordogne River in southwestern France. The objectives of this study, during which 603 smolts were monitored using radio telemetry, were (i) to determine their escapement rate (passage through routes other than turbines), (ii) to analyse their behaviour faced with the structure and (iii) to assess the permeability of the guide wall as a function of turbine and spilling flows. The rate of escapement through the surface bypass routes varied from approximately 15% to 85%. The turbine flow was the main factor influencing the guide wall efficiency. The contribution of secondary bypasses, while significant for low flows, decreased rapidly with the increase in turbine flows. The vast majority of fish arrived on the two downstream bays of the wall or directly in the area of the main bypass, with the guiding effect of the guide wall becoming less noticeable with the increase of turbine flow. A modification of the depth of the guide wall in 2014 slightly improved its efficiency (by 5–10%) for low turbine flows. Logistic regression models were used to describe the evolution of the efficiency of the facilty as a function of the turbine flow and the probability of direct passage under a bay as a function of average velocity under this bay.
期刊介绍:
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (KMAE-Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture since 1928) serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems.
The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies that contribute to a scientific understanding of freshwater ecosystems and the impact of human activities upon these systems. Its scope includes economic, social, and public administration studies, in so far as they are directly concerned with the management of freshwater ecosystems (e.g. European Water Framework Directive, USA Clean Water Act, Canadian Water Quality Guidelines, …) and prove of general interest to freshwater specialists. Papers on insular freshwater ecosystems and on transitional waters are welcome. KMAE is not a preferred journal for taxonomical, physiological, biological, toxicological studies, unless a clear link to ecological aspects can be established. Articles with a very descriptive content can be accepted if they are part of a broader ecological context.