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Fish ladder

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011132

1. A series of ascending pools of running water constructed to allow fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.

2. Transport structure for safe upstream fish passage around hydropower projects.

3. Series of ascending pools of running water constructed to allow fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011132
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary; DOE Water Power Technologies Office Glossary of Hydropower Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011132",
  "term": "Fish ladder",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A series of ascending pools of running water constructed to allow fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.\n\n2. Transport structure for safe upstream fish passage around hydropower projects.\n\n3. Series of ascending pools of running water constructed to allow fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "DOE Water Power Technologies Office Glossary of Hydropower Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fish-ladder/"
}

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