USACE Fish Ladder Temperature Control Design
USACE Fish Ladder Temperature Control Design
The Lower Monumental Dam near Walla Walla, WA has a fish ladder to allow anadromous fish to return upstream to spawn. These fish are deterred from advancing upriver when they encounter warm water or temperature differences. During summertime conditions, the warm reservoir discourages the fish from exiting the fish ladder, slowing their upriver journey and jeopardizing their opportunity to spawn. We created an engineering solution to encourage fish to exit promptly into the reservoir.
Attend Our Technical Presentation
5:40 p.m. Thursday, April 27 – Session 2
Team Members
Madelynn Gregoire - Civil Engineering
Lauren Moore - Civil Engineering
Jayr Ayala - Civil Engineering
Theodore Ertel - Civil Engineering
Client/Sponsor
Jarrod Milligan - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ryan Laughery - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Faculty Advisor
Richard Nielsen - U of I Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Meet Us In-Person at EXPO
Booth Number: 32
Join us in-person 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena on the Moscow campus during our 30th annual Engineering Design EXPO! Browse all student team booths. Maps are available on-site.