Barrier Site: Ocqueoc River
Ocqueoc River

Location: Ocqueoc Township, Michigan

Year: 1999

Barrier Type: Bottom and side mounted electrodes on a concrete deck.

Pulsators: 3ea. - 1.5KVA POW

Status: A man made water fall combined with a water level controlled electric fish barrier to block upstream migration of Atlantic Sea Lamprey into spawning habitat. Fish traps below the barrier capture Lamprey for a sterilization program. The barrier reduces the need for expensive Lamprey killing chemicals in the headwaters.