NDLI: Deflector Designs for Fish Habitat Restoration

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Author	Biron, Pascale M. Robson, Colleen Lapointe, Michel F. Gaskin, Susan J.
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Paired current deflectors are structures that are installed on each bank of a river to locally reduce the width of the channel, thereby creating flow acceleration and promoting scouring. These instream habitat structures have been used extensively in restoration projects to create pool habitat for fish, but there are many discrepancies in deflector design recommendations in terms of orientation, height, and length. Our objectives were to (1) examine how the angle, height, and length of paired deflectors affect scour hole dimensions and potential for bank erosion; and (2) test the applicability to paired deflectors of existing equations for scour hole depth and volume. Three deflector angles (45°, 90°, and 135°), two deflector heights (with flow under and over the deflector height), and two lengths (reducing the width by 25% and 50%) were investigated using uniform sand in a laboratory flume. Results showed a 26–30% smaller scour depth resulting from 45° deflectors than from 90° deflectors and a 5–10% smaller scour depth for 135° deflectors compared to 90° deflectors. The volume of scour and the potential for bank erosion were greater when flow was under the height of the deflectors rather than overtopping and when the length of deflector was increased. When flow was under the deflector height, 135° deflectors had the highest amount of bank erosion; whereas during overtopping flow conditions, 90° deflectors had the greatest bank erosion potential. Values predicted by the model of Kuhnle and others were closest to observed scour depth and volume measurements. The assumption that upstream-oriented deflectors always generate the largest scour should be revised.
Starting Page	25
Ending Page	35
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2004-02-24
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	River restoration Fish habitat Bed topography Bank erosion Flume experiments Deflector design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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