Flows and Recretion: A guide to studies for river professionals

• Date: 10/1/2005
• Author: Doug whittaker, Bo Shelby & John Gangemi
• Title: Flows and Recreation - A guide to studies for river professionals
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................ ............................... I
Objectives........................................................................................................................... ............................... 2
Organization...................................................................................................................... ............................... 3
Conceptualperspective ........................................................................................................... ............................... 5
Aprogression of study options .............................................................................................. ............................... 8
Desk -top options (generally Level 1) ................................................................................ ............................... 9
Literaturereview ......................................................................................................... ............................... 10
Hydrologyinformation .............................................................................................. ............................... 11
Structuredinterviews .................................................................................................. ............................... 12
Documentation needs and explicit criteria for progressing to Level 2 studies ........ ............................... 13
Limited reconnaissance options (generally Level 2) ...................................................... ............................... 14
On -land boating feasibility assessment ..................................................................... ............................... 14
On -water boating feasibility assessment .................................................................... ............................... 16
Single flow fishability assessment ............................................................................... ............................... 17
Single flow "expert judgment" assessments for other recreation opportunities ...... ............................... 18
Documentation needs and explicit criteria for progressing to Level 3 studies ......... ............................... 22
Intensive study options (Level 3) .................................................................................... ............................... 22
Multiple flow reconnaissance assessments ................................................................ ............................... 22
Flow comparison surveys of experienced users ......................................................... ............................... 24
Controlled flow studies for boating ........................................................................... ............................... 26
Controlled flow studies for fishability ....................................................................... ............................... 30
Supply and demand /use assessments ......................................................................... ............................... 36
Integration and trade -offs: Combining resource values ..................................................... ............................... 41
Sidebars:
Hydropower licensing and recreation ............................................................................... ............................... 6
Flow regimes, long -term effects, and recreation ............................................................. ............................... 20
Flowsand aesthetics ......................................................................................................... ............................... 23
Problems with "blind" controlled flow studies for boating ........................................... ............................... 29
Flows, fish habitat, fishability, and fishing success .......................................................... ............................... 32
Roles and responsibilities during controlled flow studies .............................................. ............................... 34
Study needs for "new" license applications ..................................................................... ............................... 38
References.............................................................................................................................. ............................... 42
Photographycredits .............................................................................................................. ............................... 44