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fish screen
(redirected from Fish barrier)

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fish screen [′fish ‚skrēn]
(civil engineering)
A screen set across a water intake canal or pipe to prevent fish from entering.
Any similar barrier to prevent fish from entering or leaving a pond.


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The agreement calls for EWEB to make major modifications at the Trail Bridge Dam, which is the first impassible fish barrier above Leaburg Dam.
A concrete fish barrier on the stream would prevent other non-native trout such as brown or rainbow trout from infiltrating the stream and taking over the habitat.
This dam was the only remaining fish barrier in the watershed.
 
 
 
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