......................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................... v List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. viii List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ xii Chapter 1 General Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Hydroelectric impacts ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope of Work .................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Target Species .................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Figures .............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 2 Weight-Length relationships, condition and growth of walleye (Sander vitreus), lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) and logperch (Percina caprodes) from Rainy River, ON. .......... 7 2.