Salmonid observations at a Klamath River thermal refuge under various hydrological and meteorological conditions

River Research and Applications - Tập 23 Số 7 - Trang 775-785 - 2007
Ronald J. Sutton1, Michael L. Deas2, Stacy K. Tanaka2, Toz Soto3, R. Alex Corum3
1Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225, USA
2Watercourse Engineering, Inc., 424 Second Street, Suite B, Davis, CA 95616, USA
3Karuk Tribe, PO Box 282, Orleans, CA 95556, USA

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AbstractThe Beaver Creek confluence with the main‐stem Klamath River was studied to assess salmonid use in a thermal mixing zone under various summer hydrological and meteorological conditions. Main‐stem flow releases from Iron Gate Dam ranged from 17 cms (615 cfs) to 37 cms (1320 cfs) during the study period and main‐stem water temperatures ranged from 19.5 to 26°C. A grid was constructed to define the thermal refuge as a system of cells. Temperatures were monitored using remote temperature loggers and fish counts were conducted using daytime snorkelling. Most juvenile salmonids were observed moving into the refuge when main‐stem temperatures exceeded 22–23°C. Salmonids in the thermal refuge did not necessarily seek the coolest water, but were generally located in habitats commensurate with species‐specific behavioural needs within their thermal tolerance range. Such ranges largely occurred within refuge areas. Variable meteorological conditions confounded observable biological thermal benefit to fish resulting from higher or lower main‐stem flows. Thermal regime dynamics indicated that under the hydrological and meteorological conditions observed, higher flows from Iron Gate Dam showed some ability to change the structure of the refuge area. It appeared that without the thermal refuge, main‐stem flows alone could not sustain the salmonid population because high water temperatures usually exceeded their published thermal tolerance limits. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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