Study indicates young fish survive trip over dam best when water’s low

Sean C. Morgan

Juvenile and adult steelhead headed downstream in the South Santiam River have their best chance of surviving by taking a trip over the spillway at low pool, researchers have concluded after a study last year.

Scientists studying downstream fish passage at Foster Dam presented their findings from a May experiment on Feb. 7 at Oregon State University during a three-day Willamette Fisheries Science Review conference. Presenting the results were Paul Heisey of…

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