Grade control structures (GCSs) are one of the most often used hydraulic structures in a river
regulation in mountain catchments. The purpose of their use is to reduce the river bed …

River channel deflectors are environmentally friendly low head hydraulic structures
constructed from wood, stones and coarse gravel Their aim is to protect river banks against …

The Miyanaka Intake Dam fishway underwent improvements in 2012, and we established a
new rock-ramp fishway called the Seseragi Fishway, cognizant of its utility as a passage and …

The migration of fish is influenced by the unique environmental characteristics of the
destination and migratory habitat preferences. There are three fishways in Miyanaka Intake …

A sediment bypass tunnel (SBT) is a dam facility used to mitigate reservoir sedimentation
and is expected to contribute to river ecosystem restoration by delivering sediment to the …

The addition of substrates to small instream obstacles, like low-head ramped weirs, has
been considered a useful management solution to retrofit those structures and enhance fish …

River–lake interaction is important for maintaining biodiversity, yet it is vulnerable to
hydrological alteration. The connectivity of the channel connecting Poyang Lake and the …

In 2012, the fishway in the Miyanaka Intake Dam in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, was
reconstructed and divided into three fishways (ice‐harbor‐, stair‐, and rock‐ramp‐type) with …

We assess here the minimum height of transversal barriers that can prevent free passage of
trout (Salmo trutta L.) along a river in order to make informed decisions on the need for …

In current river management, we very often use environment-friendly hydraulic structures
when it is required for river bed or river bank protection due to erosion of a river channel …