Michael Timm
A Fish Story

How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created

And how it will change the Milwaukee River and its fish.

By - Jan 19th, 2024 10:23 am

And how it will change the Milwaukee River and its fish. Back to the full article.

The 2023 ADCP transects followed up on 2022 bathymetric and side-scan sonar surveys of the Milwaukee River bottom up to the Milwaukee/Ozaukee County line that measured depth and identified bottom substrate. In 2023, in-stream ADCP measurements corresponded well with USGS stream gage data, though the team had to pause data collection at times due to low flows.

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The 2023 ADCP transects followed up on 2022 bathymetric and side-scan sonar surveys of the Milwaukee River bottom up to the Milwaukee/Ozaukee County line that measured depth and identified bottom substrate. In 2023, in-stream ADCP measurements corresponded well with USGS stream gage data, though the team had to pause data collection at times due to low flows. Photo by Jeff Houghton.