Pitlochry Dam fish ladder
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Mafushwa
N 56° 41.927 W 003° 44.294
30V E 454792 N 6284099
Ladder and Dam was constructed between 1947 and 1951, damming up the River Tummel to form Loch Faskally some 5km in length.
Waymark Code: WMNXJF
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/19/2015
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With such a massive obstacle across the River Tummel it was necessary to create a way for the 5,000+ salmon each year to pass upstream.
The salmon season opening celebrations occur in January each year. Many salmon swimming up stream during the spring, the peak period is April to end of August. The late salmon run starts in September and ends in October.
The actual act of spawning takes place in the smaller rivers and tributaries where the male salmon excavates a trench into which the female releases 5,000 to 10,000 eggs, while the male salmon releases 'milt' that fertilises the eggs before they are buried beneath the gravel.
Once the adult salmon has spawned it migrates back to the sea and returns in 18 months or so to spawn again. Several salmon caught in the spring 2013 run were over 30lbs, having come back to spawn a second and third time.
Pitlochry Fish Ladder Design - The ladder as it is known is 310 metres in length and has 34 pools, 3 of which are resting pools. There are two viewing windows, side by side looking into 2 pools; these enable visitors to observe the salmon using the ladder.
River/Waterway: River Tummel
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Visit Instructions:
Please share a self-made picture of the Fish Ladder and tell us something about it. Did you see any fishes? You do not have to be in the picture, neither does your GPSr.