Hydroacoustic Assessment of Fish in Strom Thurmond Lake
Mobile hydroacoustic surveys of 11 stations in J. Strom Thurmond (JST) Lake from February 1986 to October 1988 provided data to aid in identifying critical areas, times, and water release regimes for fish relative to proposed pumpback of water from JST Lake to Richard B. Russell (RIiIR) Lake. Mean relative biomass (volts2/m2 ) usually was significantly higher in the tailrace (0-450 m below RBR Dam) than in the tailwater (1-7 kmbelow RBR Dam), tributary, or lake areas in spring and summer; whereas in fall and winter, biomass was often lower than or did not differ from that in other areas....
