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Plymouth Pond Dam Fishway Installation Project
 
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Plymouth Pond Dam Fish Passage Contributors
 


Plymouth Pond Dam view from downstream

 
 
View upstream towards ledge drop (Plymouth Dam in the background) 8-28-02
 

 

Side channel to be cleared of material 8-28-02

 

L-R  downstream passage 2 upstream fish ladders 9-5-02

  

Installing the coffer dam (box) downstream view 9-5-02
 

 

Chipping away behind coffer dam (box) 9-10-02

 

Side channel cleared of material 9-10-02

 

Slot in dam for fishway installation 9-11-02

 

 

Slot cut into ledge drop for fishway installation 9-11-02

 

 

Plunge pool for downstream passage 9-13-02

 

 

Upstream passage at dam 9-17-02

 

Downstream bypass (left) and upstream passage 9-18-02

 

Building forms for concrete wall at site of ledge passage 9-18-02
 

 

View downstream at slot for fishway 9-27-02
 

 

View upstream towards slot for fishway 9-27-02

 

Trash rack at lower fishway 10-2-02



Repositioning the lower fishway 10-2-02

 

Field trial upper fishway 10-3-02 (photo courtesy of NRCS)



Field trial lower fishway 10-3-02 (photo courtesy of NRCS)

 

Taking water velocity readings at lower fishway 10-3-02 (photo courtesy of NRCS)

 

Completed lower fishway (upper fishway in background) 10-16-02

 



Completed upper fishway 10-16-02

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