Fishways on the regulated weirs of mountain streams

The regulated weirs are the high river bars constructed across to channel axis, which overfall crest is situated within the range from 0,5 m to 2,0 m, at level of down stage. These weirs are constructed in rivers and mountain streams, and characterized usually of relatively deep channel intersection, which make impossible application of the by-pass channels for fish. The only solution is then fishway located at the weir width. Fish passed can be occupy the all weir width and then it creates the stone ramp, changing the function of the weir rapid. So as, to keep the previous function of weir, the fish passage is constructed as riverbed connecting the upper and the lover station, as an half-timbered fish passed. In the paper has been presented the own design of the half-timbered fish passed (combination of the rapid and chamber fish passed). The proposed type of the fish passed has been exposed to the laboratory studies on model in the scale of 1:10. Basing oneself on the results of model studies, two half-timbered fish passed have been designed and realized in streams of the Sudety plateau. ...

Laboratory research program of the electric--electronic barrier application of ichtiofauna protection

Paper concerns show of laboratory experiment program of the electricelectronic barrier application ingoing to Electronic Deterrent Fish System to its protection against negative influence of hydrotechnical facilities. Investigations have been performed at Hydraulic Laboratory of Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, and will be tend towards determination of optimal technical parameters of the tested facilities for specified hydraulic conditions within the water plants. The Union Water Instruction and national controls determined requirements fish protection of inland waters. Free two-environment fish migration in canalized rivers can be realised by water plant modernization based on construction of fish passes friendly for environmental and assembly of electricelectronic facilities as barriers. In our opinion these barriers should be enable fish migration upwards and downwards, and its localization and construction should be secure simpler passage across fish passes. This publication has been coasted from the research project means No. 00029-61535-OR0100002/06 on “Efficiency studies of the facilities to control of fish behaviour at inlets to water intakes and fish passes”, realised by Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences. This project is financed by European Union and national budget in frame of Sectorial Operating System on “Fishery and Fish processing 2004-2006”. ...