Planning of the fish lift and fish lift sluice

Planning of the fish lift and fish lift sluice

Where state-of-the-art solutions reach their limits, a special solution must be sought for fish passage. The fish lift or the fish lift lock based on the “der Wasserwirt” principle offers the possibility of implementing a fish ladder, even in confined spaces. Areas of application and advantages of this special fish ladder:
  • little need for space
  • fluctuating topwater and underwater levels can be easily compensated for
  • small power plant locations and MQ < 1,000 l/s
  • good monitoring option via control maintenance in a very limited space
  • construction costs
You can request further information about the fish lifts and fish lift locks at office@der-wasserwirt.at. We can provide you with presentations and reports in various languages.
fish region authoritative fish species recommended inner diameter of the shaft at heights between upstream and underwater up to 6 m recommended inner diameter of the shaft at heights between headwater and underwater from 6 m minimum water depth in the shaft (from the top edge of the perforated sheet) entry opening and exit opening (except round version with pipeline into the headwater) WxH The slider cannot be opened 100% due to fish protection, so the opening height must be +10 cm when planning strokes per hour
Epirhithral, average discharge <2m³/s Brown trout 30 cm 1,0 m 2,0 m 30 cm 20x30 cm 3
Epirhithral, MQ >2m³/s Brown trout 40 cm 1,0 m 2,0 m 40 cm 20x40 cm 3
Metarhithral, MQ<2m³/s Brown trout 40 cm 1,0 m 2,0 m 40 cm 20x40 cm 3
Metarhithral, MQ >2m³/s Gray, brown trout 50 cm 1,5 m 2,0 m 50 cm 30x50 cm 3
Hyporhithral klein, MQ <2m³/s Gray, aitel, eel rod 50 cm 1,5 m 2 m 50 cm 30x50 cm 3
Hyporhithral groß, MQ >2m³/s with barb Eel rod, barb 60 cm 1,5 m 2,0 m 50 cm 40x50 cm 3
Hyporhithral, MQ=2-20m³/s with danube salmon Danube salmon 80 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 60 cm 50x60 cm 2
Hyporhithral groß, MQ>20m³/s with danube salmon Danube salmon 100 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 70 cm 50x70 cm 2
Epipotamal mittel with barb Barb 60 cm 1,5 m 2,0 m 60 cm 50x60 cm 3
Epipotamal middle with pike Pike 90 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 70 cm 50x40 cm 2
Epipotamal with danube salmon Danube salmon 90 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 70 cm 50x40 cm 2
Epipotamal big with danube salmon Danube salmon 100 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 80 cm 60x50 cm 2
Epipotamal big with mit catfish Catfish 120 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 100 cm 70x100 cm 2
river to or out of the lake Lake trout 90 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 70 cm 50x40 cm 2
Stream of gudgeon and stone loach Aitel 40 cm 2,0 m 2,0 m 50 cm 30x50 cm 2