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Hydrographic surveys and acoustic Doppler current profiler measurements collected to monitor fish spawning reef placements, Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, Michigan, September 13-16, 2021 and May 2-5, 2022

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2021-09-13
End Date
2022-05-05

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Kinzel, P.J., Dudunake, T.J., and Kennedy, G.W., 2022, Hydrographic surveys and acoustic Doppler current profiler measurements collected to monitor fish spawning reef placements, Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, Michigan, September 13-16, 2021 and May 2-5, 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XH1BUE.

Summary

The U.S Geological Survey conducted hydrographic surveys from September 13-16, 2021 and May 2-5, 2022 to monitor fish spawning substrate placements (reefs) in the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, Michigan. This work was conducted as part of a reimbursable agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical assistance in areas of concern. A multibeam echosounder was used from the Great Lakes Science Center research vessel Cisco in 2021 and Desmid in 2022 to collect the hydrographic data. These data were used to generate maps of river bottom topography in locations where spawning substrates have been placed. The reefs surveyed in the Detroit River in 2021 included: Fort Wayne, New (East) Belle Isle, Belle Isle, and Grassy [...]

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Point of Contact :
Paul J Kinzel
Originator :
Paul J Kinzel, Taylor J Dudunake, Gregory W Kennedy
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Owner :
Observing Systems Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Office of the Associate Director for Water
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Paul Kinzel -pjkinzel@usgs.gov, 303-278-7941
United States Geological Survey
Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory
4620 Technology Drive, Suite 400
Golden, CO 80403

Purpose

The Detroit and St. Clair Rivers provide habitat to a number of fish species including walleye (Sander vitreus), lake white-fish (Coregonus clupeaformis), and lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). These fish rely upon clean rock-rubble on the river bottom for spawning. The availability of rocky spawning habitat in these rivers has been significantly reduced by the dredging of shipping channels. Therefore, increasing the availability of rock-rubble spawning habitat, through the placement of artificial substrate (reefs), is one strategy that has been adopted by stakeholders to increase fish populations. These habitat enhancements represent a significant investment in planning, permitting and construction. Where river processes deposit sediment and cover the substrate, its value as fish spawning habitat can be diminished. Therefore, it is crucial in the site selection process that substrate be placed in locations that benefit the fish species of concern and, to the extent possible, ensure its longevity and ecological function. Potential changes in river bed elevation in these locations due to infilling by bedload sediment could be determined through serial hydrographic surveys.

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Photograph of Detroit River - Credit Taylor Dudunake
Photograph of Detroit River - Credit Taylor Dudunake

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