Lower Granite Dam Fish Counts Salmon

A lot of work and research goes on at lower granite dam so we will be giving updates throughout the year to help you understand some of the work we are doing and what we are learning.

Lower granite dam fish counts salmon.

I know many people plan their time off to steelhead fish in idaho and have been eagerly waiting to hear what idaho s steelhead run is going to be like this year. Counts include both hatchery and wild origin adults. The corps of engineers provides for counting of adult salmon lamprey shad sturgeon and bull trout migrating through corps owned hydro electric facilities. I typically like to wait until around mid august before i give my.

Because more of the fish are successfully making this migration the harvest share for the rapid river return is currently 617 adult chinook and 197 adult salmon for the hells canyon fishery. Right now we are estimating that 83 of these salmon are successfully making their journey from bonneville dam to lower granite dam. Corps of engineers fish reporting site dam date of count daily count total to date in 2020 total to date in 2019 5 year average total count to date bonneville oct 1 446 104 286 66 091 132 844 lower granite oct 1 1 623 28 838 12 500 33 485 counts include wild and hatchery origin fish. Jacks are not included in the count.

2020 adult chinook salmon count from august 1 to december 15 2020 dam. 2020 steelhead count from july 1 to december 31 2020 to view winter passage at bonneville dam go to. Total to date in 2020. Dart adult passage daily count.

Due to changes in how agencies share fish count data to the public online critfc no longer displays them on our website. Fish trapping season is underway and our crew is working hard with other agencies at lower granite dam to collect information on adult and juvenile salmon and steelhead. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. The fish passage center.

5 year average total count to date. Total to date in 2019. On average around 74 of the fish make this migration. Idaho s steelhead update august 21 2020 by joe dupont joe dupont hi everybody.