Evaluation of Bar Rack Designs to Allow for the Downstream Passage of Silver American Eels at Hydropower Facilities

Concerns regarding the decreasing population of the American eel (reported by Castonguay et al. 1994; Haro et al. 2000) have led to design restrictions for hydropower facilities in the Eastern United States. However, the effects of these restrictions on eel passage and their impacts on power generat...

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Main Author: Melong, Tresha K
Other Authors: Stephen Amaral, Committee Member
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2014
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/139
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1138&context=etd-theses