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Assessing Potential Spawning Habitat and Barriers to Migratory Walleye on The Sandusky River, Ohio

Myers, Madison R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1627658173890648

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2021, Master of Science, University of Toledo, Biology (Ecology).
The Sandusky River, Ohio, is one of the major tributaries of Lake Erie that supports walleye (Sander vitreus) reproduction. The goal of this study was to assess spawning habitat in the Sandusky River following the removal of the Ballville Dam and to determine if walleye can access habitat that was previously unavailable by migrating past a series of ice control structures. To determine the quantity of spawning habitat, a Habitat Suitability Index was calculated from the mouth of the river in Muddy Creek Bay to the first low-head dam in Tiffin, Ohio. A fine scale model was created that encompassed the ice control structures area and swim speed comparisons were done to determine if the area was passable. This study shows that there is suitable spawning habitat for walleye upstream and downstream of the former Ballville Dam, and that walleye can migrate passed the ice control structure area during certain conditions.
Jonathan Bossenbroek (Advisor)
J. Brian Alford (Committee Member)
Kennedy Doro (Committee Member)
Biology; Ecology; Freshwater Ecology
Walleye, Habitat Suitability Index, HEC-RAS, Ice Control Structures

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  • Myers, M. R. (2021). Assessing Potential Spawning Habitat and Barriers to Migratory Walleye on The Sandusky River, Ohio [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1627658173890648

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Myers, Madison. Assessing Potential Spawning Habitat and Barriers to Migratory Walleye on The Sandusky River, Ohio. 2021. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1627658173890648.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Myers, Madison. "Assessing Potential Spawning Habitat and Barriers to Migratory Walleye on The Sandusky River, Ohio." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1627658173890648

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