Summary of the Characteristics of Commercial Tows Passing Through the Electrical Dispersal Barrier System on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, October 17, 2019, to September 30, 2020
Dates
Publication Date
2023-02-16
Start Date
2019-10-17
End Date
2020-09-30
Citation
Doyle, H.F., and Johnson, K.K., 2023, Monitoring Data to Support the Operation of the Electric Dispersal Barrier System on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MI5I65.
Summary
A motion-activated video camera documented the passage of commercial tows through the Electric Dispersal Barrier System (EDBS) on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, over the period October 17, 2019, to September 30, 2020. Videos were manually screened and analyzed to extract tow characteristics including date and time of video recording, number and configuration of barges, loading of barges (loaded, unloaded, or mixed), direction of travel, and bow type (rake or box). Only commercial vessels were logged and no identifying data about the tow vessels were maintained. All videos triggered by recreational vessels or other objects were permanently removed from the database during analysis. Any periods of missing [...]
Summary
A motion-activated video camera documented the passage of commercial tows through the Electric Dispersal Barrier System (EDBS) on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, over the period October 17, 2019, to September 30, 2020. Videos were manually screened and analyzed to extract tow characteristics including date and time of video recording, number and configuration of barges, loading of barges (loaded, unloaded, or mixed), direction of travel, and bow type (rake or box). Only commercial vessels were logged and no identifying data about the tow vessels were maintained. All videos triggered by recreational vessels or other objects were permanently removed from the database during analysis. Any periods of missing data due to instrument malfunction are documented in the metadata.
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Purpose
The timing and characteristics of tow vessels passing through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Electrical Dispersal Barrier System (EDBS) on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, is important for risk assessments, efficacy studies of the EDBS during tow passages, and ongoing mitigation efforts to prevent tow-induced fish passage through the EDBS.
