The Columbia River system; the PNW's fish highway.

[fredaevans]

Even though the fish runs into most rivers in the PNW (including British Columbia) have been in severe decline for years there is one bright exception. That being the Columbia River (forms the border between Washington/Oregon, then turns north to its source in eastern BC).

Like last year, the returns of all species of fish are/continue to be monumental in numbers. To get a sense of scale add the totals for the first two charts as the Willamette flows into the Columbia below the chart numbers of the second.

www.fpc.org/CurrentDaily/histfishtwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm

That Boy's and Girl's is one hell of a lot of fish! ;D

fae

Edit: The fish count figures below the Bonneville chart are dams further upstream.

[underghillie]

Jul 18, 2010 5:24:45 GMT fredaevans said:

Even though the fish runs into most rivers in the PNW (including British Columbia) have been in severe decline for years there is one bright exception. That being the Columbia River (forms the border between Washington/Oregon, then turns north to its source in eastern BC).

Like last year, the returns of all species of fish are/continue to be monumental in numbers. To get a sense of scale add the totals for the first two charts as the Willamette flows into the Columbia below the chart numbers of the second.

www.fpc.org/CurrentDaily/histfishtwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm

That Boy's and Girl's is one hell of a lot of fish! ;D

fae

Edit: The fish count figures below the Bonneville chart are dams further upstream.

Fred, i wish wish our rivers had half those numbers of fish Thanks for the info

[fredaevans]

Jul 18, 2010 9:02:25 GMT underghillie said:

Jul 18, 2010 5:24:45 GMT fredaevans said:

Even though the fish runs into most rivers in the PNW (including British Columbia) have been in severe decline for years there is one bright exception. That being the Columbia River (forms the border between Washington/Oregon, then turns north to its source in eastern BC).

Like last year, the returns of all species of fish are/continue to be monumental in numbers. To get a sense of scale add the totals for the first two charts as the Willamette flows into the Columbia below the chart numbers of the second.

www.fpc.org/CurrentDaily/histfishtwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm

That Boy's and Girl's is one hell of a lot of fish! ;D

fae

Edit: The fish count figures below the Bonneville chart are dams further upstream.

Fred, i wish wish our rivers had half those numbers of fish Thanks for the info

Heck of it is, there are several other major streams/rivers that flow into the Columbia below the Willemete (Cowlitz, Satsup, Kalama, Toutle**, etc.,) that have no fish counters of any kind.

One can only imagine what the total fish count would be if those were 'added in.

fae

** You may remember the Toutle, the top end (drainage) is Mt. St Helens that 'blew its top' back in 1980. The water (volcanic ash) has really settled down to the point (with a great assist from the Green River which flows into same) where the numbers of fish entering the river are pretty darned good. Unlikely many of these fish are spawning in the Toutle (little in the way of spawning area has re-developed) but the Green has run cold and clear from 'day one.'

[fredaevans]

And they just keep coming! ;D

www.fpc.org/CurrentDaily/histfishtwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm

Thing of interest is there are (as a norm) two fish ladders on these dams; one o the Washington State side of the Columbia the other on the Oregon side. The numbers above DO NOT include the fish that moved up the Oregon side of the river.

fae