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Applying a two‐dimensional hydrodynamic model to estimate fish stranding risk downstream from a hydropeaking hydroelectric station.

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Glowa, Sarah E.; Kneale, Andrea J.; Watkinson, Douglas A.; Ghamry, Haitham K.; Enders, Eva C. et Jardine, Timothy D. (2023). Applying a two‐dimensional hydrodynamic model to estimate fish stranding risk downstream from a hydropeaking hydroelectric station. Ecohydrology , vol. 16 , nº 4. e2530. DOI: 10.1002/eco.2530.

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Fish stranding is of global concern with increasing hydropower operations using hydropeaking to respond to fluctuating energy demand. Determining the effects hydropeaking has on fish communities is challenging because fish stranding is dependent on riverscape features, such as topography, bathymetry and substrate. By using a combination of physical habitat assessments, hydrodynamic modelling and empirical data on fish stranding, we estimated the number of fish stranding over a 5-month period for three model years in a large Prairie river. More specifically, we modelled how many fish potentially stranded during the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 across a 16 km study reached downstream from E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station on the Saskatchewan River, Canada. Fish stranding densities calculated from data collected through remote photography and transect monitoring in 2021 were applied to the daily area subject to drying determined by the River2D hydrodynamic model. The cumulative area subject to change was 90.05 Km², 53.02 Km² and 80.74 km² for years 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively, from June to October. The highest number of stranded fish was estimated for the year 2021, where estimates ranged from 89,800 to 1,638,000 individuals based on remote photography and transect monitoring fish stranding densities, respectively, 157 to 2,856 fish stranded per hectare. Our approach of estimating fish stranding on a large scale allows for a greater understanding of the impact hydropeaking has on fish communities and can be applied to other riverscapes threatened by hydropeaking.

Type de document: Article
Mots-clés libres: photogrammetry; River2D; Saskatchewan River; wetted area
Centre: Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Date de dépôt: 17 mai 2023 15:43
Dernière modification: 06 juin 2023 13:23
URI: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/13511

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