Outdoor Flumes

The QRRC possesses six outdoor 30 m artificial streams that can be seeded with a range of gravel sizes simulating a wide variety of river and stream conditions. For examples of flume usage:

  • Rex, J.F., Petticrew, E.L., Albers, S.J. and N.D. Williams. (2014). The influence of Pacific salmon decay products on near-field streambed sediment and organic matter dynamics: a flume simulation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 10.1002/esp.3591. PDF
  • Rex, J.F. and E.L. Petticrew (2010). Salmon-derived nitrogen delivery and storage within a gravel bed: Sediment and water interactions.  Ecological Engineering 36: 1167-1173. PDF