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FISH DAM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downstream mortality
1, record 1, English, downstream%20mortality
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
American eel... often pass hydropower dams during adult spawning migrations.... Fish that already passed an upstream dam incurred higher downstream mortality compared with individuals without passage experience. Additionally, fish endured long delays at dams... Low flows exacerbated the risk of mortality and delay. 2, record 1, English, - downstream%20mortality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mortalité en aval
1, record 1, French, mortalit%C3%A9%20en%20aval
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mortalité par avalaison 2, record 1, French, mortalit%C3%A9%20par%20avalaison
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présence de barrages crée deux incidences potentielles sur les populations d'anguilles : la restriction de l'accès à l'habitat en amont et la mortalité dans les turbines durant l'avalaison. [...] La mortalité par avalaison des anguilles argentées migrantes est en fonction de la taille des anguilles (les plus grandes étant plus souvent tuées que les petites), de la dimension du barrage (en général, les petits barrages tuent proportionnellement plus d'anguilles)[,] du type, de l'espacement et des conditions de fonctionnement des turbines. 2, record 1, French, - mortalit%C3%A9%20en%20aval
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
- Fish
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fishway
1, record 2, English, fishway
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fish passage 2, record 2, English, fish%20passage
correct
- fish pass 3, record 2, English, fish%20pass
correct
- fish-pass 4, record 2, English, fish%2Dpass
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any artificial [passage] which allows fish to move up-or downriver around a particular blockage, usually a dam. 5, record 2, English, - fishway
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fish way
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
- Poissons
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- passe à poissons
1, record 2, French, passe%20%C3%A0%20poissons
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- passe migratoire 2, record 2, French, passe%20migratoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout passage artificiel qui permet au poisson de contourner un obstacle particulier, habituellement un barrage, pour se rendre en amont ou en aval d'un cours d'eau. 3, record 2, French, - passe%20%C3%A0%20poissons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medio ambiente
- Peces
- Acuicultura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- paso de peces
1, record 2, Spanish, paso%20de%20peces
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- paso para peces 1, record 2, Spanish, paso%20para%20peces
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
- Hydroelectric Power Stations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- head pond of a dam
1, record 3, English, head%20pond%20of%20a%20dam
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dam's head pond 2, record 3, English, dam%27s%20head%20pond
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The reservoir behind a run-of-river dam. 1, record 3, English, - head%20pond%20of%20a%20dam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because the mill takes water for its operations from the dam’s head pond, ensuring the mill’s water intake will function without the dam is a critical precondition to breaching the dam. 3, record 3, English, - head%20pond%20of%20a%20dam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This project is designed to provide safe and effective fish passage for anadromous fish above a 9 foot high, 90 foot long dam. It will provide anadromous fish with access to upstream riverine and ponded habitat. River herring spawning habitat will be increased by an addition [of] 74, 225 m². Alewife in particular will benefit from excellent nursery habitat in the dam's head pond. 4, record 3, English, - head%20pond%20of%20a%20dam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Weirs and barrages are different types of ’run-of-river’ dams, this means that while they raise the water level upstream they create only a small reservoir (’head pond’) and cannot effectively regulate downstream flows. 5, record 3, English, - head%20pond%20of%20a%20dam
Record 3, Key term(s)
- head pond
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
- Centrales hydro-électriques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réservoir de barrage
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20barrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volume (ou bassin) d'eau retenu en amont d'un barrage pour créer une énergie électrique potentielle ou pour une autre raison. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20barrage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proche du Barrage de St-Narcisse. En se promenant sur la rivière Batiscan on peut y voir le réservoir du barrage. Ce barrage sert à faire de l'électricité. On peut y pêcher beaucoup de poissons. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20barrage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Avec une superficie de 80 000 mètres carrés, et une moyenne de 20 mètres de profondeur, le lac Zarqa est le principal réservoir du barrage King Talal. 4, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20barrage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-04-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dam
1, record 4, English, dam
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- net barrage 2, record 4, English, net%20barrage
correct
- fish fence 3, record 4, English, fish%20fence
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The owner or occupier of every fish-way or canal shall keep it open and unobstructed and shall keep it supplied with such sufficient quantity of water as the Minister considers necessary to enable the fish frequenting the waters in which the fish-way or canal is placed to pass through it during such times as are specified by any fishery officer, and, where leaks in a dam cause a fish-way therein to be inefficient, the Minister may require the owner or occupier of the dam to prevent the leaks therein. 1, record 4, English, - dam
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries Act (Chapter F-14). 4, record 4, English, - dam
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- barrage
1, record 4, French, barrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filet barrant une partie d'un cours d'eau de façon à guider les poissons vers un piège. 2, record 4, French, - barrage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
- Acuicultura
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- barraje de redes
1, record 4, Spanish, barraje%20de%20redes
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cercado 1, record 4, Spanish, cercado
masculine noun
- presa 1, record 4, Spanish, presa
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-11-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fish lock
1, record 5, English, fish%20lock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fish passes usually take the form of fish ladders and fish locks.... The Borland fish lock was developed in Scotland as an alternative to fish ladders. It operates on the same intermittent principle as a ship lock but is constructed as a closed conduit. Intermittent closure of the gates at the bottom causes the continuous flow through the lock to fill the conduit at intervals, and thus allows fish waiting in the bottom chamber to be raised through the height of the dam. The lock also serves at other seasons to flush young salmon down past the dam. 1, record 5, English, - fish%20lock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- écluse à poissons
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9cluse%20%C3%A0%20poissons
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ascenseur à sas 2, record 5, French, ascenseur%20%C3%A0%20sas
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif permettant aux poissons de remonter de l'aval à l'amont des barrages de grande hauteur et comprenant deux chambres reliées par une galerie inclinée. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9cluse%20%C3%A0%20poissons
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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