lower saluda river instream flow study twc study team workshop december 11, 2007
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Lower Saluda River Instream Flow Study
TWC Study Team WorkshopDecember 11, 2007
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PHABSIM Study1. Study Planning
2. Locate reaches and transects
3. Obtain channel profile and microhabitat data
4. Develop hydraulic model
5. Input suitability rating criteria
6. Output suitability available at each flow increment of interest
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Study Reaches
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Mesohabitat distribution
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TWC Site Reconnaissance
• November 2006 orientation
• May 2007 transect selection at 500 cfs
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Transect Selection
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Data Collection
• Site surveying• Bed elevation• Substrate mapping• Water surface elevation• Velocities• Stream gaging
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Velocity and elevation data
• Standard optical survey• Electronic flow meter• Acoustic Doppler Profiler• Trimble GPS• Level logger
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Typical transect (looking downstream)
Top of bankTop of bank
Toe of bankToe of bank
Edge of waterEdge of waterThalwegThalweg
headpinheadpintailpintailpin
Water surfaceWater surface
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Verticals are located to capture key substrate and profile features
Top of bankTop of bank
Toe of bankToe of bank
Edge of waterEdge of waterThalwegThalweg
headpinheadpintailpintailpin
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Verticals and cell boundaries act to divide each segment into a mosaic of known areas
riffleT-1T-1 T-2T-2
T-3T-3
T-4T-4
run
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Habitat is “pixilated” into a mosaic of known dimensions
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Calibration data gathered across a spectrum of flows
10,000 cfs (WSL only)10,000 cfs (WSL only)
1,200 or 1,600 cfs (WSL and velocities)1,200 or 1,600 cfs (WSL and velocities)
500 cfs (WSL and some velocities)500 cfs (WSL and some velocities)
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permits interpolation and extrapolation of hydraulics at other flows
300 cfs300 cfs
20,000 cfs20,000 cfs
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Transect 2 at three calibration flows
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Model Calibration
• Establish stage-discharge relationship
• Calibrate velocities
• Simulate WSL’s and velocities for other flows
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Depth, velocity and substrate are rated according to SI Criteria
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Model output: Habitat-flow relationships for each river segment
Figure 16. Saluda River Instream Flow Study. Reach 2 Representative RunSmallmouth bass habitat suitability
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Discharge (CFS)
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SMB spawning
SMB fry
SMB juvenile
SMB adult
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Traditional Problem-Solving Process
Compare habitat under existing flow scenarios
Assess extent to which all objectives are met
Evaluate trade-offs
Consider alternative flows as needed
Compare project operation under existing and alternate flow scenarios
Re-run alternative scenarios