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| | Fish Passage at Hadley Falls: Past, Present, and Future |
 | | The Connecticut River is the longest river in New England, originating 2,625 ft above sea level in the Fourth Connecticut Lake and accumulating water from several major tributaries as it flows south at a slope of about 6 ft per mile. |
 | | The recent declines in Connecticut River populations of these species may be due to the resurgence of the Atlantic coast striped bass population. |
 | | The new facility is designed to pass the target fish populations specified by the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission and required in the 1999 FERC License: 1,000,000 American shad, 1,000,000 blueback herring, 6,000 Atlantic salmon, 500 shortnose sturgeon, and an unspecified number of American eel. |
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