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Fish Protection at Water Diversions

The Fish Protection Manual is available as a single, large PDF file [35 MB], or as a collection of smaller PDF files, each containing one or more chapters.

  • Full manual [PDF][17 MB]
  • Chapters. I, II - Contents, Fish Protection [PDF][0.2 MB]
  • Chapter III - Overview of Fish Exclusion [PDF][4.2 MB]
  • Chapter IV - Positive Barrier Screens [PDF][9 MB]
  • Chapters V, VI - Behavioral Barriers, Case Studies [PDF][2.5 MB]
  • Chapters VII, VIII - Post-Construction Evaluation and O&M; Barriers to Upstream Migrants, Bibliography, Appendices [PDF][1.1 MB]
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New companion publication

  • Guidelines for Performing Hydraulic Field Evaluations at Fish Screening Facilities[PDF]2009 [1.6 MB]





Last Updated: 6/21/16

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