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Water Quality & Biological Conditions in Wheeler Reservoir During Operation,Jan-Dec 1978. Suppl to Annual Operating Rept,App a
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WATER QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN WHEELER RESERVOIR DURING OPERATION OF BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT JANUARY 1, 1978 DECENBER 31, 1978 (Subsequential Report)

Docket Numbers Unit 1:50-259 Unit 2:50-260 Unit 3:50-296 WATER QUALITY BRANCH Huscle Shoals, Alabama October 1979

COMPILED BY MAHLON P.

TAYLOR PREPARED BY ROBERT W.

SCHNEIDER

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Table 1

Table 2

Estimated Quarterly Fishing Pressure, July 1,

1970, Through December 30,
1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alab'ama I

Fishing Pressure Estimates by Period January 1,

1977, through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama

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2 3

Table 3

Seasonal Fishing Pressure Per Hectare for Each Sampling Area, January 1, '1977, Through December 30, 1977, Wheeler, Alabama 4

Table 4

Percent of Total Estimated Fishing Pressure for Each Sampling Area by Season 5

Table 5

Estimates Total Sport Fishing Catch by Species, January-December

1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama..

6 Table 6

Estimated Sport Fish Harvest Per Hour and Per

Hectare, January-December,
1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama 7

Table 7

Estimated Total Sport Fishing from Each Sampling Area by Species, January-December

1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama..................

8 Table 8

Estimates Number and Biomass of Sport Fish Harvest Per Hectare by Species, January-December

1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama 9

Table 9

Estimated Harvest Rate of Sport Fish from Each Sampling brea, January 1,

1977 Through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama 10

Creel and Harvest Data Creel census studies were conducted each month to establish catch rates, species composition, weights of fish caught, and hours of presence in each of six areas in Wheeler Reservoir.

These data were not included in the annual report, "Water Quality and Biological Conditions in Wheeler Reservoir During Operation of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (January 1,

1978 - December 31, 1978)" because the analyses were not complete at the time of printing.

These data are now complete and are included in this subsequential report as stated on page 78 of the 1978 rcport e

Creel data for Wheeler Reservoir during calendar year 1977 is summarized in Table 1-9.

Estimated fishing pressure during each quarter was substantially greater than in 1976, and the yearly total was more than double the 1976 estimate.

The total number of fish caught was also more than double the previous years harvest with white crappie, bluegill, and white bass being the most frequently caught species.

The largemouth bass harvest increased considerably in 1977, 'and this species'ank in order of abundance changed from eighth to fifth.

The estimated overall I

catch rate per hour was down slightly from 1976, but the total number and biomass catch per hectare was more than 2.2 times as great.

Table 1.

ESTItlATED QUARTERLY FIS!fIHG PRESSURE

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JULY I, 1970 TlfROUGH DECEHBER 30 1977

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WilEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAffA 1970 1971 1972 Calendar Year 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Winter (Jan.-ffar.)

Spring (Apr.-June)

Summer (July-Sept. )

Fall (Oct.-Dec.)

40,606 155,221 135,016 22,077 102,864 113,477 47,577 31,946 71,549 105,883 36,412 19,601 43,570 22,934 247,77l 152,658 238,257*

89,653 6&,386 229,070 76,532 24,164 19,988 57,761 12,118 68,523 85,405 189,829 52,393

'1,844 Total 150,441 433,&00 415,840 498.757 178,234 398,152 169,904 407,957

+Beginning of creel survey procedures as described by the Institute of Statistics,

.'forth Carolina State University, Raleigh, 'forth Carolina.

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I ISIITN(l RRI'.SSIIRI; I STIHA'I'I".8 IIY l'I Rl()i).IANIIARY I, l977, TIIROIIOII I)l?(:8~IIII';R 30,

l977, I'll('.I';II R Rl Sl'RVOTR ~

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Period

, Inclusive Dates Fishing Pressure (hr)

].0 12 Jan.

1 - Jan.

31 Feb.

1 - Feb.

29 Har ~

1 - lfar.

31 Apr.

1 Apr.

28

~lay 1 i!ay 31 June 2 - June 30 July 1 - July 31 Aug.

1 Aug,.

30 Sept.

1 Sept.

30 Oct.

1 Oct.

31 Nov.

1 - Nov.

29 Dec.

1 - Dec.

30 27 4,208 53,524 101,317 63,867 24,645 36,077 36;785

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2]., 798 36,464 18,992 11,772

Table 3.

SEASONAL FISHING PRESSURE PER HECTARE FOR EACH S QiPLING ARFA,.JANUARY l., 1977, THROIJGH DECEtfBER

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l977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAMA.

Hours nF Pressure~or Hectare Sam~lfn~~ Area Season 1-1 1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 4-1 Entire Reservoir Winter Spring Summer 2.2 3,6 1.0 06 10 22 187 10.0 11.4 12.7 28.2 6.8 4.5 6.1 21.2 2.9 9.6 4.6 Fall 0.8 1.8 0.8 6.5 22.1 3.5

Table 4.

PERCENT OF TO'1'AL ESTINATf 13 FISHING PRESSURE FOR EACfl SA"fPLING AREA BY Sf:ASON, Jh!1UAPY I, 1977, THROUGH DECElfBER 30,

1977,

'MHFELER RESERVOIR ALABAMA.

Season Sam lin~Area l-l &

1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 4-1 Winter Spring Summer Fall

29. 7 2.9 8.3 11.9 47.2 15 '

14.3 28.1 20.7 21.7 8.5 16.6 22.2 20.1 32.7 9.1 7.2 5.9 29.9 48.0

Table 5.

ESTIHATED TOTAL SPORT FISHING CATCH BY SPECIES, JANUARY DECEi1BER 1977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAi~IA.

Species Number Biomass Percent by Percent by Number Biomass(Kg)

Rank by Number Rank by Biomass Carp Blue catfish Bullhead catfish Channel catfish Flathead catfish White bass Yellow bass Rock b'ass Bluegill Redear sunfish Other sunfish*

Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass White crappie Black crappie Sauger Walleye Drum Other **

Totals 8,257 172 19,106 553 47,444 6,941 889 71,044 16,721 35,699 5,852 3,385 28,728 119,149 3,781 561 1,174 369,456 5,265 30 9,651 408 14,259 1,251 166

'0,601 3,266 8,884 4,871 1,413 20,028 33,475 1,049 228 931 0.

115,776 2.23 0.05

5. 17
0. 15 12.84
l. 88 0.24 19.23 4.53 9.66
1. 58
0. 92 7.78
32. 25
1. 02 0.15
0. 32 100.00 4.55
0. 03
8. 34
0. 35
12. 32
1. 08 0.14
9. 16 2.82 7.67
4. 21
1. 22 17.30
28. 91
0. 91 0.20 0.80 100.00 17 16 14 10 12 15 13 17 5

14 16 10 12 15 13

+Includes longear, green and orangespotted

sunfish, warmouth, etc.

<*Includes all fisli not otherwise categorized.

Table 6.

ESTP1ATED SPORT FISH HARVEST PER HOUR AND PER HECTARE, JANUARY DECEMBER 1977,

!WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAafA.

Catch er hour Catch er hectare Species Number Biomass Number Biomass Carp Blue catfish Bullhead catfish Channel catfish Flathead catfish White bass Yellow bass Rock bass Bluegill Redear sunfish Other sunfish*

Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass White crappie Black crappie Sauger Walleye Drum Other

  • 0.020 0.001 0.047 0.001
0. 117 0.017 0.002
0. 175
0. 041
0. 088
0. 014
0. 008 0.071 0.293 0.009 0 F 001 0.003 0.013 0.000 0.024 0.001 0.035 0.003 0.000 0.026 0.008 0.022 0.012 0.004 0.049 0.082 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.416 0.009 0.963 0.028 2.391 0.350 0.045 3.581 0.843
1. 799
0. 295
0. 171
l. 448 6.006
0. 191 0.208 0.059 0.265 0.002 0.487 0.021
0. 719 0.063 0.008 0.534 0.165 0.449 0.246 0.071
l. 010 1.687 0.053 0.012 0.047 Totals 0.907
0. 284 18.622 5.836
  • Includes longear, green and orangespotted
sunfish, warmouth, etc.

~ +~lncludes all fish not otherwise categorized.

Table 7.

ESTBIATED TOTAL SPORT FISHING FRO>1 EACH S&1PLING AREA BY SPECIES, JANUARY - DECEHBER 1977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALAB&1A.

Species l-l and 1-2 Areas 2-1 3-1 Number 3-2 Areas 4-1 l-l and 1-2 2-1 3-1 "r-2 4-1 Biomass (Vg) - -

Carp Blue catfish Bullhead catfish Channel catfish Flathead catfish White bass Yellow bass Rock bass 1,084 46 5,650 99 2,3.::>

663 130 6,455 126 134 lo,739 1,527 29 6,009 2,137 0

5,149 3,536 94 73 2>911 71 7,491 1,306 318 511 0.

l,@60 289 15,051 1,308 412 550 4,216 99 10 1,945 211 710 5, 157 120 27 271 1,338 398 20 3,044 2,371 45 1,476 32 2,224 273 59 383 815 120 4,830 189 7/

Bluegill Redear sunfish Other sunfish

  • Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass White crappie Black crappie Sauger Walleye 18,083 3 222 8,710 389 1,264 23,828 1,962 98 160 860 6,764 254 135 1,064 6,158 31,612 389 79 6,351 9,697 626 553 1,761 6,658 38 1,205 3,195 5,328 2,353 9,125 13,242 2,256 618 1,154 6,053 29,226 1,022 110 14,393 27,719 154 121 9,046 27,867 3, 616 594 915 140 830 7, 105 530 22 699 1,305 98 207 26 492 2,104 53 1,174 3,807 610 1,777 187 523 1,668 2,008 1,977 862 860 392 228 605 3,682 4,628 10,396 9,349 7 >641 7,276 133 50 269 60 5>>

43 Drum A>>:

Other 253 134 138 154 445 215 277 180 70 189 Totais 67,635 47,202 69,419 69, 75 115,907 17,540 16,823 19,133 23>noo 3>>,571

  • Includes longear, green and orangespotted
sunfish, warmouth, etc.
    • Includes all fish not otherwise categorized.

Table 8-ESTIa'LATED:':L':1BER AND BIOg'fASS OF SPORT FISH HARVEST PER HECTARE BY SPECIES

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JANUARY DECViBER 1977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABf&1A.

Species Areas 1-1 and 1-2 2-1 3-1 Number 3-'P 4-1 Areas l-l and 1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 4-1 Biomass ((g.)-

Carp Blue catfish Bullhead catfish Channel catfish Flathead catfish White bass Yellow bass 0.14 0.01 0.72

0. 01 0.27 0.08 0.57 0;46 2.39 0.03

,0.05 0

1.91 0.75 0.04 6.20 1.28 0.02 0.35 0.02 0.20 2.42 10.31 0.42 0.90 0.94 1.28 0.07 0.25 0.03 0.09 0.02 1.56 0.01 1 ~ 13 0.02 1.91 0.10 0.02 0.51 0-0.29 0.09 0.01 0.26 0.48 0.56 0.72 3.31 0.09 0.13 0.01 0.08 Rock bass Bluegill Redear sunfish 0.02 2 29 0.41 2.35 0.23 2.07 0.12 0.01 0

0.10 0.28 2.92 19.09 1.03 6.25 0.46 0.08 0.26 0.04 0.28

'0.04 0.02 0.38 0.20 0.05 2.61 1.22 Other sunfish*

Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass White crappie Black crappie Sauger Walleye 1.10 0.05 0.16 3.02 0.25 0.01 0.65 1.42 0.01 0.26 0.06 0.23 0.32 1.31 2.51 6.74 0.09 0.08 0.05 0.02 1.72 0.76 0.20 1.95, 9.07 1.55 0.79 9.86 0.33 0.04 0.11 0.08 9.43 18.99 0.12 0.02 O.ll 0.90 0.07 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.18 0.78 0.02 0.02 0.18 0.18 0.08

0. 79 1.99 0.03 0.01 0.17 1.14 0.65 1.35 1.49 3.02
7. 12

) ~ 23 0.09 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.41 Drum Other "*

0.03 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.31 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.13 Totais 8.57 17.49 14.81 22.35 79.42

2. 13
6. 23 4.08 7.42 23.68

~Includes longear, green and orangespotted

sunfish, warmouth, etc.
    • Includes all fish not otherwise categorized.

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TABLE 9.

ESTIMATED HARVEST RATE UF SPORT FISH FROM EACH SAMPLING AREA, JANUARY 3,

1977, THROUGH DECEMBER 30> 1977'HEELER RESERVOIRS ALABQIA~

Sampling Area Number Hcrvcst per Hour Kilogram l-l 8c 1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 4

1 1.13 0.91 o.84 0.81 o.88 0.29 0.32 0.23 0.27 O.26 All areas combined 0.90 o.28 10

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