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Tucannon River Temperature Study (Draft).

DE2009948109

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	62
Abstract	This report presents the results of a temperature analysis of the Tucannon River completed for the WRIA 35 Planning Unit. The Tucannon River is located in southeastern Washington and flows approximately 100 kilometers (km) (62 miles) from the Blue Mountains to the Snake River. High water temperature in the Tucannon River has been identified as a limiting factor for salmonid fish habitat. Several segments of the Tucannon River are included on Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) 303(d) list of impaired waterbodies due to temperature. Ecology is currently conducting scoping for a temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study of the Tucannon River. The WRIA 35 Planning Unit retained HDR Engineering to evaluate water temperature in the Tucannon River. The project objectives are: (1) Review recent and historic data and studies to characterize temperature conditions in the river; (2) Perform field studies and analyses to identify and quantify heating and cooling processes in the river; (3) Develop and calibrate a computer temperature model to determine the sources of heat to the Tucannon River and to predict the temperature of the river that would occur with increased natural riparian shading assuming the current river morphology; (4) Evaluate differences in river temperatures between current and improved riparian shading during the 'critical' period - low river flows and high temperatures; and (5) Determine the potential benefits of riparian shading as a mechanism to decrease river temperature.
Keywords	Water temperature Rivers Computers Cooling Ecology Evaluation Fishes Habitat Heating Morphology Salmons Shading Water
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	HDR, Pasco, WA.; Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200922

Tucannon River Temperature Study (Draft).

Tucannon River Temperature Study (Draft).
DE2009948109

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	62
Abstract	This report presents the results of a temperature analysis of the Tucannon River completed for the WRIA 35 Planning Unit. The Tucannon River is located in southeastern Washington and flows approximately 100 kilometers (km) (62 miles) from the Blue Mountains to the Snake River. High water temperature in the Tucannon River has been identified as a limiting factor for salmonid fish habitat. Several segments of the Tucannon River are included on Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) 303(d) list of impaired waterbodies due to temperature. Ecology is currently conducting scoping for a temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study of the Tucannon River. The WRIA 35 Planning Unit retained HDR Engineering to evaluate water temperature in the Tucannon River. The project objectives are: (1) Review recent and historic data and studies to characterize temperature conditions in the river; (2) Perform field studies and analyses to identify and quantify heating and cooling processes in the river; (3) Develop and calibrate a computer temperature model to determine the sources of heat to the Tucannon River and to predict the temperature of the river that would occur with increased natural riparian shading assuming the current river morphology; (4) Evaluate differences in river temperatures between current and improved riparian shading during the 'critical' period - low river flows and high temperatures; and (5) Determine the potential benefits of riparian shading as a mechanism to decrease river temperature.
Keywords	Water temperature Rivers Computers Cooling Ecology Evaluation Fishes Habitat Heating Morphology Salmons Shading Water
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	HDR, Pasco, WA.; Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200922