Lower Granite Dam Fish Counts Salmon

I typically like to wait until around mid august before i give my.

Lower granite dam fish counts salmon. Jacks are not included in the count. 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. Well wait no longer i have some information to share with you. 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. 2020 adult chinook salmon count from august 1 to december 15 2020 dam. Federal agencies required a minimum criteria of 96 percent of spring migrating and 93 percent of summer migrating juvenile salmon had to survive passage over lower granite dam located in. Right now we are estimating that 83 of these salmon are successfully making their journey from bonneville dam to lower granite dam.

Current counts can be viewed at. 5 year average total count to date. 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. Idaho s steelhead update august 21 2020 by joe dupont joe dupont hi everybody.

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. Total to date in 2020. On average around 74 of the fish make this migration. The fish passage center.

2020 steelhead count from july 1 to december 31 2020 to view winter passage at bonneville dam go to. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Total to date in 2019. The corps of engineers provides for counting of adult salmon lamprey shad sturgeon and bull trout migrating through corps owned hydro electric facilities.