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{{#Wiki_filter: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
{{#Wiki_filter: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


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COMPILED BY MAHLON P. TAYLOR PREPARED BY ROBERT W. SCHNEIDER
~Pa e 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, A labama~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, A labama 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~JULY I, 1970 TlfROUGH DECEHBER 30 1977~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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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;785~2]., 798 36,464 18,992 11,772 Table 3.SEASONAL FISHING PRESSURE PER HECTARE FOR EACH S QiPLING ARFA,.JANUARY l., 1977, THROIJGH DECEtfBER'JO, 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.
LIST  OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Species Number Biomass Percent by Percent by Number Biomass(Kg)
                                                                          ~Pa    e Table 1  Estimated Quarterly Fishing Pressure,    July 1, 1970, Through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alab'ama                                        ~     2 I
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  2  Fishing Pressure Estimates by Period January 1, 1977, through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama                                                            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, A labama                                                            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


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.  
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 I
fifth. The estimated  overall 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 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 To tais 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 1. ESTItlATED QUARTERLY FIS!fIHG PRESSURE  ~  JULY  I, 1970  TlfROUGH DECEHBER 30    1977 ~ WilEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAffA Calendar Year 1970        1971        1972          1973        1974      1975          1976      1977 Winter (Jan.-ffar.)                    40,606    155,221      135,016        22,077    6&,386      19,988      57,761 Spring (Apr.-June)                    247,77l    152,658      238,257*      89,653  229,070        85,405    189,829 Summer  (July-Sept.  )    102,864      113,477      71,549      105,883        43,570    76,532      52,393  '1,844 Fall (Oct.-Dec.)          47,577      31,946      36,412        19,601      22,934    24,164      12,118      68,523 Total                    150,441      433,&00    415,840      498.757      178,234    398,152      169,904    407,957
Table 8-ESTIa'LATED:':L':1BER AND BIOg'fASS OF SPORT FISH HARVEST PER HECTARE BY SPECIES~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 To tais 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.
+Beginning of creel survey procedures    as described    by the  Institute of Statistics,  .'forth Carolina State University, Raleigh, 'forth Carolina.
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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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Fishing
                              , Inclusive                                Pressure Period                              Dates                                    (hr)
Jan.      1   -  Jan. 31                                27 Feb. 1  -  Feb. 29                            4,208 Har  ~  1    - lfar. 31                          53,524 Apr. 1  Apr. 28                              101,317
                        ~lay 1  i!ay 31                                    63,867 June    2   - June    30                          24,645 July    1   - July    31                        36,077 Aug. 1     Aug,. 30                            36;785    ~
Sept.      1    Sept. 30                        2]., 798
    ].0                Oct. 1     Oct. 31                        36,464 Nov. 1        -  Nov. 29                          18,992 12                  Dec. 1   -  Dec. 30                          11,772
 
Table 3. SEASONAL FISHING PRESSURE PER HECTARE FOR EACH S QiPLING ARFA, .JANUARY l., 1977, THROIJGH DECEtfBER
        'JO, l977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAMA.
Hours nF Pressure~or    Hectare Sam~lfn~~ Area 1-1 &                                        Entire Season        1-2    2-1      3-1       3-2    4-1       Reservoir Winter        2.2    06        10        22      187          2.9 Spring        3,6   10.0      11.4      12.7    28.2          9.6 Summer        1.0    6.8      4.5      6.1     21.2         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.
Sam lin~Area l-l    &
Season      1-2      2-1     3-1     3-2     4-1 Winter      29. 7    2.9      8.3     11.9   47.2 Spring      15 '      14.3    28.1    20.7   21.7 Summer      8.5     16.6    22.2    20.1    32.7 Fall        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.
Percent by  Percent by          Rank by      Rank by Species                  Number        Biomass          Number      Biomass(Kg)      Number        Biomass Carp Blue catfish              8,257          5,265            2.23        4.55 Bullhead catfish            172              30          0.05        0. 03              17            17 Channel  catfish        19,106          9,651            5. 17        8. 34                            5 Flathead catfish            553            408          0. 15        0. 35              16            14 White bass              47,444          14,259          12.84        12. 32 Yellow bass              6,941          1,251            l. 88        1. 08 Rock b'ass                  889            166          0.24        0.14              14            16 Bluegill                71,044                  '0,601 19.23        9. 16 Redear sunfish          16,721          3,266            4.53        2.82 Other sunfish*          35,699          8,884            9.66        7.67 Smallmouth bass          5,852          4,871            1. 58        4. 21              10 Spotted bass              3,385          1,413            0. 92        1. 22              12            10 Largemouth bass          28,728        20,028            7.78        17.30 White crappie          119,149          33,475          32. 25      28. 91 Black crappie            3,781          1,049            1. 02        0. 91                            12 Sauger                      561            228          0.15        0.20              15            15 Walleye Drum                      1,174              931          0. 32        0.80              13            13 Other **                                      0.
Totals                  369,456        115,776          100.00      100.00
  +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          0.020              0.013                          0.416        0.265 Bullhead catfish      0.001              0.000                          0.009        0.002 Channel catfish        0.047              0.024                          0.963        0.487 Flathead catfish      0.001              0.001                          0.028        0.021 White bass            0. 117            0.035                          2.391        0. 719 Yellow bass            0.017              0.003                          0.350        0.063 Rock bass              0.002              0.000                          0.045        0.008 Bluegill              0. 175            0.026                          3.581        0.534 Redear sunfish       0. 041            0.008                          0.843        0.165 Other sunfish*        0. 088            0.022                          1. 799      0.449 Smallmouth bass        0. 014            0.012                          0. 295      0.246 Spotted bass          0. 008            0.004                          0. 171      0.071 Largemouth bass        0.071              0.049                          l. 448      l. 010 White crappie          0.293              0.082                          6.006        1.687 Black crappie          0.009              0.003                          0. 191      0.053 Sauger                0 F 001            0.001                          0.208        0.012 Walleye Drum                  0.003              0.002                          0.059        0.047 Other
* 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.
Areas                                            Areas Species                    l-l and    1-2    2-1     3-1    3-2      4-1  l-l and  1-2    2-1    3-1      "r-2      4-1 Number                                          Biomass (Vg) -    -
Carp Blue  catfish              1,084        6,455      134      73      511        550      4,216        99              383 Bullhead catfish                  46        126                        0.       10          20 Channel catfish              5,650        5,149  3,536  2>911    l,@60      1,945      3,044    2,371    1,476      815 Flathead catfish                  99         94              71      289        211          45                32      120 White bass                  2,3.::>    lo,739  6,009  7,491  15,051        710      5, 157  1,338    2,224    4,830 Yellow bass                    663      1,527  2,137  1,306    1,308        120        271      398      273      189 Rock bass                      130          29      0     318      412        27                            59      7/
Bluegill                    18,083        6,351  9,697  9,046  27,867      3, 616        699  1,305    1,174    3,807 Redear    sunfish            3  222          626    553  3,195    9,125        594          98    187      610  1,777 Other sunfish
* 8,710        1,761  6,658  5,328  13,242        915        207    862      523  1,668 Smallmouth bass                              38  1,205  2,353    2,256                      26    860    2,008    1,977 Spotted bass                    389          160  1,064      618  1,154        140                392      228      605 Largemouth bass              1,264          860  6,158  6,053  14,393        830        492  3,682    4,628  10,396 White crappie              23,828        6,764 31,612  29,226  27,719      7, 105      2,104    7,276    9,349    7 >641 Black crappie                1,962          254    389  1,022      154        530                  133    269        5>>
Sauger                            98        135      79    110      121        22          53      50      60      43 Walleye Drum                            253          134    138    154      445        215        277      180      70      189 A>>:
Other To tais                    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  ~ JANUARY    DECViBER 1977, WHEELER RESERVOIR,    ALABf&1A.
Areas                                              Areas Species              1-1 and 1-2        2-1      3-1      3-'P    4-1    l-l and  1-2  2-1        3-1      3-2      4-1 Number                                              Biomass ((g.)-
Carp Blue  catfish                0.14          2.39    0.03      0.02    0.35      0.07      1.56      0.02    0.01    0.26 Bullhead catfish            0.01        ,0.05    0                                      0.01 Channel catfish              0.72          1.91    0.75      0.94    1.28      0.25      1 ~ 13      0.51    0.48    0.56 Flathead catfish            0. 01        0.04              0.02    0.20      0.03      0.02        0-      0.01    0.08 White bass                  0.27          6.20    1.28      2.42    10.31      0.09      1.91        0.29    0.72    3.31 Yellow bass                  0.08          0.57    0;46      0.42    0.90      0.02      0.10        0.09    0.09    0.13 Rock bass                    0.02          0.01    0        0.10    0.28                                      0.02    0.05 Bluegill                    2 29          2.35    2.07      2.92    19.09      0.46      0.26        0.28    0.38    2.61 Redear sunfish              0.41          0.23    0.12      1.03    6.25      0.08      0.04      '0.04    0.20    1.22 Other sunfish*              1.10          0.65    1.42      1.72    9.07      0.12      0.08        0.18    0.17    1.14 Smallmouth bass                            0.01    0.26      0.76    1.55                0.01        0.18    0.65    1.35 Spotted bass                0.05          0.06    0.23      0.20    0.79      0.02      0.02        0.08    0.07    0.41 Largemouth bass            0.16          0.32    1.31      1.95,    9.86      O.ll      0.18        0. 79    1.49
                                                                            .                                            7. 12 White crappie                3.02          2.51    6.74      9.43    18.99      0.90      0.78        1.99    3.02    ) ~ 23 Black crappie              0.25          0.09    0.08      0.33    0.11      0.07      0.02        0.03    0.09    0.04 Sauger                      0.01          0.05    0.02      0.04    0.08                0.02        0.01    0.02    0.03 Walleye Drum                        0.03          0.05    0.04      0.05    0.31      0.03      0.05        0.04    0.02    0.13 Other
      "*
To tais                    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~
Hcrvcst per Hour Sampling Area Number                        Kilogram l-l 8c 1-2                      1.13                          0.29 2-1                          0.91                        0.32 3-1                          o.84                        0.23 3-2                          0.81                        0.27 4 1                           o.88                         O.26 All areas   combined               0.90                         o.28 10}}

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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

~Pa e Table 1 Estimated Quarterly Fishing Pressure, July 1, 1970, Through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alab'ama ~ 2 I

Table 2 Fishing Pressure Estimates by Period January 1, 1977, through December 30, 1977, Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama 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, A labama 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 I

fifth. The estimated overall 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 ~ JULY I, 1970 TlfROUGH DECEHBER 30 1977 ~ WilEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAffA Calendar Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Winter (Jan.-ffar.) 40,606 155,221 135,016 22,077 6&,386 19,988 57,761 Spring (Apr.-June) 247,77l 152,658 238,257* 89,653 229,070 85,405 189,829 Summer (July-Sept. ) 102,864 113,477 71,549 105,883 43,570 76,532 52,393 '1,844 Fall (Oct.-Dec.) 47,577 31,946 36,412 19,601 22,934 24,164 12,118 68,523 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.

'l'nb1o 2. 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';I I R Rl Sl'RVOTR ~ Al,AIIA~<4L.

Fishing

, Inclusive Pressure Period Dates (hr)

Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 27 Feb. 1 - Feb. 29 4,208 Har ~ 1 - lfar. 31 53,524 Apr. 1 Apr. 28 101,317

~lay 1 i!ay 31 63,867 June 2 - June 30 24,645 July 1 - July 31 36,077 Aug. 1 Aug,. 30 36;785 ~

Sept. 1 Sept. 30 2]., 798

].0 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 36,464 Nov. 1 - Nov. 29 18,992 12 Dec. 1 - Dec. 30 11,772

Table 3. SEASONAL FISHING PRESSURE PER HECTARE FOR EACH S QiPLING ARFA, .JANUARY l., 1977, THROIJGH DECEtfBER

'JO, l977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABAMA.

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

Sam lin~Area l-l &

Season 1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 4-1 Winter 29. 7 2.9 8.3 11.9 47.2 Spring 15 ' 14.3 28.1 20.7 21.7 Summer 8.5 16.6 22.2 20.1 32.7 Fall 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.

Percent by Percent by Rank by Rank by Species Number Biomass Number Biomass(Kg) Number Biomass Carp Blue catfish 8,257 5,265 2.23 4.55 Bullhead catfish 172 30 0.05 0. 03 17 17 Channel catfish 19,106 9,651 5. 17 8. 34 5 Flathead catfish 553 408 0. 15 0. 35 16 14 White bass 47,444 14,259 12.84 12. 32 Yellow bass 6,941 1,251 l. 88 1. 08 Rock b'ass 889 166 0.24 0.14 14 16 Bluegill 71,044 '0,601 19.23 9. 16 Redear sunfish 16,721 3,266 4.53 2.82 Other sunfish* 35,699 8,884 9.66 7.67 Smallmouth bass 5,852 4,871 1. 58 4. 21 10 Spotted bass 3,385 1,413 0. 92 1. 22 12 10 Largemouth bass 28,728 20,028 7.78 17.30 White crappie 119,149 33,475 32. 25 28. 91 Black crappie 3,781 1,049 1. 02 0. 91 12 Sauger 561 228 0.15 0.20 15 15 Walleye Drum 1,174 931 0. 32 0.80 13 13 Other ** 0.

Totals 369,456 115,776 100.00 100.00

+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 0.020 0.013 0.416 0.265 Bullhead catfish 0.001 0.000 0.009 0.002 Channel catfish 0.047 0.024 0.963 0.487 Flathead catfish 0.001 0.001 0.028 0.021 White bass 0. 117 0.035 2.391 0. 719 Yellow bass 0.017 0.003 0.350 0.063 Rock bass 0.002 0.000 0.045 0.008 Bluegill 0. 175 0.026 3.581 0.534 Redear sunfish 0. 041 0.008 0.843 0.165 Other sunfish* 0. 088 0.022 1. 799 0.449 Smallmouth bass 0. 014 0.012 0. 295 0.246 Spotted bass 0. 008 0.004 0. 171 0.071 Largemouth bass 0.071 0.049 l. 448 l. 010 White crappie 0.293 0.082 6.006 1.687 Black crappie 0.009 0.003 0. 191 0.053 Sauger 0 F 001 0.001 0.208 0.012 Walleye Drum 0.003 0.002 0.059 0.047 Other

  • 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.

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

Carp Blue catfish 1,084 6,455 134 73 511 550 4,216 99 383 Bullhead catfish 46 126 0. 10 20 Channel catfish 5,650 5,149 3,536 2>911 l,@60 1,945 3,044 2,371 1,476 815 Flathead catfish 99 94 71 289 211 45 32 120 White bass 2,3.::> lo,739 6,009 7,491 15,051 710 5, 157 1,338 2,224 4,830 Yellow bass 663 1,527 2,137 1,306 1,308 120 271 398 273 189 Rock bass 130 29 0 318 412 27 59 7/

Bluegill 18,083 6,351 9,697 9,046 27,867 3, 616 699 1,305 1,174 3,807 Redear sunfish 3 222 626 553 3,195 9,125 594 98 187 610 1,777 Other sunfish

  • 8,710 1,761 6,658 5,328 13,242 915 207 862 523 1,668 Smallmouth bass 38 1,205 2,353 2,256 26 860 2,008 1,977 Spotted bass 389 160 1,064 618 1,154 140 392 228 605 Largemouth bass 1,264 860 6,158 6,053 14,393 830 492 3,682 4,628 10,396 White crappie 23,828 6,764 31,612 29,226 27,719 7, 105 2,104 7,276 9,349 7 >641 Black crappie 1,962 254 389 1,022 154 530 133 269 5>>

Sauger 98 135 79 110 121 22 53 50 60 43 Walleye Drum 253 134 138 154 445 215 277 180 70 189 A>>:

Other To tais 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 ~ JANUARY DECViBER 1977, WHEELER RESERVOIR, ALABf&1A.

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

Carp Blue catfish 0.14 2.39 0.03 0.02 0.35 0.07 1.56 0.02 0.01 0.26 Bullhead catfish 0.01 ,0.05 0 0.01 Channel catfish 0.72 1.91 0.75 0.94 1.28 0.25 1 ~ 13 0.51 0.48 0.56 Flathead catfish 0. 01 0.04 0.02 0.20 0.03 0.02 0- 0.01 0.08 White bass 0.27 6.20 1.28 2.42 10.31 0.09 1.91 0.29 0.72 3.31 Yellow bass 0.08 0.57 0;46 0.42 0.90 0.02 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.13 Rock bass 0.02 0.01 0 0.10 0.28 0.02 0.05 Bluegill 2 29 2.35 2.07 2.92 19.09 0.46 0.26 0.28 0.38 2.61 Redear sunfish 0.41 0.23 0.12 1.03 6.25 0.08 0.04 '0.04 0.20 1.22 Other sunfish* 1.10 0.65 1.42 1.72 9.07 0.12 0.08 0.18 0.17 1.14 Smallmouth bass 0.01 0.26 0.76 1.55 0.01 0.18 0.65 1.35 Spotted bass 0.05 0.06 0.23 0.20 0.79 0.02 0.02 0.08 0.07 0.41 Largemouth bass 0.16 0.32 1.31 1.95, 9.86 O.ll 0.18 0. 79 1.49

. 7. 12 White crappie 3.02 2.51 6.74 9.43 18.99 0.90 0.78 1.99 3.02 ) ~ 23 Black crappie 0.25 0.09 0.08 0.33 0.11 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.09 0.04 Sauger 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.03 Walleye Drum 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.31 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.13 Other

"*

To tais 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~

Hcrvcst per Hour Sampling Area Number Kilogram l-l 8c 1-2 1.13 0.29 2-1 0.91 0.32 3-1 o.84 0.23 3-2 0.81 0.27 4 1 o.88 O.26 All areas combined 0.90 o.28 10

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