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Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5231


Simulating Potential Structural and Operational Changes for Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River, Oregon, for Downstream Temperature Management 


Table 9. Calculated emergence day at Mehema (river mile 38.7) from the North Santiam River model were based on the day at which the Accumulated Thermal Units (ATUs) reached 1,750 degrees Fahrenheit-day, North Santiam River, Oregon.


[ATU calculated by the difference of the average daily temperature above 
32 degrees Fahrenheit from September 20 through December 31. Dates in January and February were estimated based on model results from each environmental scenario. Scenarios were based on the max temperature target]

Scenario
identifier
Scenario
description
Structural
scenario?
Emergence
day
Rank
h1 _base No Dec. 31 5
h10 _pp-float_nomins Yes Jan. 9 4
h17 _slider1340 Yes Jan. 15 3
h19 _slider1340-float_400f Yes Jan. 15 2
h8 _delay_dd2 No Feb. 3 1

First posted October 30, 2012

Revised June 11, 2013

For additional information contact:
Director, Oregon Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2130 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
http://or.water.usgs.gov

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