Revealing surface-subsurface flow interactions of the salmon redd

Revealing surface-subsurface flow interactions of the salmon redd

The Volumetric Velocimetry System equipment is being used to study surface-subsurface flow interactions in a physical model of a salmon redd at the University of Idaho, Center for Ecohydraulics Research.  Female salmonids bury their eggs in streambed gravel by digging a pit where they lay their eggs, which they then cover with gravel from a…