Document - Cheoah Final Monitoring Report
Abstract
Over the past few years, state and federal resource agencies collected physical and biological data to investigate the effect of minimum flows and ramping rates on aquatic resources in the bypassed reach of the Cheoah River. Most physical and biological monitoring took place before, during and after high flow events in May and July 2007 and May 2008. Physical data collected included flow and temperature from the USGS gage; water depth (level logger) data at selected instream flow study transects used during relicensing; and resurveying the bottom profile of selected transects. Biological data included visual observations and photographs of fish nests; measurements of depth, velocity and size of fish nests; level logger data at fish nests; running the instream flow habitat model (PHABSIM) to assess the effects of ramping, and collection of larval fish in phytoplankton (drift) nets.Description
Final results of the ecological monitoring of the pulse flows on the Cheoah River.Document Information
Filename - Cheoah Final Monitoring Report954.pdf
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