Navigation Effects on Asian Carp Movement Past Electric Barrier, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Abstract

The potential migration of Asian carp through the Illinois River, Des Plaines River, and Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is one risk facing the Great Lakes. In an effort to mitigate this risk, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has installed a series of electric barriers within the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) to deter fish from using the canal as a pathway to enter the Great Lakes. Commercial tows operating within the CSSC produce a number of residual currents and forces that could potentially transport stunned fish across the barrier. The USACE Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), was tasked by U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago (LRC), to investigate barge/tow effects on the transport of Asian carp through the CSSC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1002484

Entities

People

  • Duncan B. Bryant
  • Howard E. Park
  • Jarrell Smith
  • Lauren Coe
  • Richard Styles
  • Stephen T. Maynord

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Great Lakes
  • Hydraulics
  • Illinois
  • Invasive Species (Fauna)
  • Lake Michigan
  • Layers
  • Navigation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering