How far do you think a wild Brown Trout can drop down a waterfall and survive?

...and before anyone starts i dont mean a near vertical drop.

I say wild Brown Trout because that is the fish involved in the question.

100ft? I suppose it will have reached terminal velocity by then so theoretically forever. Then again it depends on its entry.

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Very strange question

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danny ,

he's maybe done a practical test and seeing if anyone knows the answer ???

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Lets say fish got washed down a burn from a Loch, the burn runs down the side of a hill. At the bottom of the hill a small stream flows which has many deep pools. I am just wondering if the fish could have made it all the way down to safety.

i would have put money on not seeing this question on here today!

but in answer to your question i would also suggest that it would depend on how it lands in the water.


kev

Bruce , that was my worry . I have a mental pic of someone chucking trout in various sizes off somewhere like Angel Falls ...

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Also the size/weight of the fish I would think ...

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I would say yes , why not ?? Do you have any pics of said place ??
Was there some sort of "fish accident" , this has got me thinking all sorts ......

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THEY ARE 500 + FEET TALL

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I reckon most fish can make it down pretty much any waterfall they come accross on a wee burn, easy.... if they can make it going up then going down has to be easier surely?

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Wild fish are tough and very resilient; so, I suppose it would depend on the force and position of entry from a given height! I would go with Warren's answer! Up to 100ft, depending on the above criteria!