GLEC researchers as part of an on-going program, conducted fish entrainment and turbine survival studies in Northern Wisconsin at the Wissota Hydroelectric Project on the Chippewa River. The goal of the study was to estimate fish entrainment rates at two of six operating turbines, and evaluate turbine survival. The Wissota Project is a 36 MW plant. The project is being conducted following the guidelines for Fish Entrainment studies outlined by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The fishery research is focused on full flow tailrace netting and the seasonal, diel and spatial distribution of entrained fish. Other work included the seasonal assessment of turbine survival and net efficiency.
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