Extra Background on the Salmon Smolts
Migration
You may benefit from
viewing the following maps and drawings depicting different parts of the system
described in chapter 13:
-
click here
for an overview of the dams
in the entire Columbia River Basin
- click here
for a map of the 8 dams on
the Snake and Columbia described in chapter 13
-
click here
for a map emphasizing the
storage reservoirs, the reservoirs that may be drawn down
during the spring migration season to help speed the
smolts' journey to the ocean
-
click here
for a drawing of the routes
that the smolts may follow when they arrive at a
dam
-
click here
for a drawing of the bypass
channel around the dam
-
click here
for a depiction of the PIT
tag that may be installed in smolts collected in the
bypass system
-
click here
for a photo of a barge that
may be used to transport smolts downriver
All images courtesy U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
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Content for the STEP curriculum was originally converted to the web in the summer of 2000 by Mike Bull, Bonneville Power Administration, (503) 230-3811.
Page updated September 28, 2000 by BPA Communications, (503) 230-5131.
