Survival and Passage of Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Passing Through Bonneville Dam, 2010

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1057841· OSTI ID:1057841

Ploskey, Gene R; Weiland, Mark A; Hughes, James S; Woodley, Christa M; Deng, Zhiqun; Carlson, Thomas J; Kim, Jin A; Royer, Ida M; Batten, George W; Cushing, Aaron W; Carpenter, Scott M; Etherington, D J; Faber, Derrek M; Fischer, Eric S; Fu, Tao; Hennen, Matthew J; Mitchell, T D; Monter, Tyrell J; Skalski, J R; Townsend, Richard L ; Zimmerman, Shon A

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and subcontractors conducted an acoustic-telemetry study of juvenile salmonid fish passage and survival at Bonneville Dam in 2010. The study was conducted to assess the readiness of the monitoring system for official compliance studies under the 2008 Biological Opinion and Fish Accords and to assess performance measures including route-specific fish passage proportions, travel times, and survival based upon a single-release model. This also was the last year of evaluation of effects of a behavioral guidance device installed in the Powerhouse 2 forebay. The study relied on releases of live Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System tagged smolts in the Columbia River and used acoustic telemetry to evaluate the approach, passage, and survival of passing juvenile salmon. This study supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continual effort to improve conditions for juvenile anadromous fish passing through Columbia River dams.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1057841
• Report Number(s): PNNL-20835 Rev. 1; 400403209
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English