fish ladder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fish ladder
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
Often adult Chinook salmon looking to spawn will cycle through the fish ladder multiple times or wait upstream for weeks, losing energy and risking attacks from predators, she said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024
If your idea of fish passage is the Ballard Locks fish ladder, think again.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
About a dozen state and tribal workers have been stationed at the Locks fish ladder every day this past week, watching and waiting for the sockeye to return.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022
Before the levee was removed, fish could bypass the embankment only through a fish ladder, a series of pools built to allow fish to swim over obstacles like dams.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022
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