puyullup tribe salmon, trout char report 2005-06 03 clearwater river and fisk creek

8/14/2019 Puyullup Tribe Salmon, Trout Char Report 2005-06 03 Clearwater River and Fisk Creek

1/3536PUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIES 2005 - 2006 ANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD AND BULL TROUT REPORT.

WRIA 10: PUYALLUP/WHITE RIVER WATERSHED

DESCRIPTION The Clearwater River is a largetributary to the Upper White River.

The Clearwater originates on Bear

Head Mountain, just west of theWhite River, and is non-glacial. From

Bear Head Mountain, the river flows just over 10.5 miles toits confluence with the White River at RM 35.3. The upper 5miles of the river flows through the Snoqualmie NationalForest. The lower 5.8 miles of the Clearwater flows throughthe White River tree farm (Hancock Forest Resource Group).Some of the limiting factors with the Clearwater River include,timber harvesting and confinement by logging roads whichcontinues to affected the rivers natural morphology, reducingthe formation of off channel habitat formation critical foradult spawning and overwintering for juveniles. In addition,

low flows often encountered during thelate summer and early fall often limitchinook to the lower 1 or 2 miles of theriver. Chinook and coho are often seenholding in pools in the lower river forextended periods of time before flowsallow further upstream migration.Despite these shortcomings, the

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 3.8Dates surveyed: 8/17/05 to 6/1/06Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho,

Pink, Steelhead

AccessMile 3.8: Continue on 6000 road toClearwater bridge near 6015 road.Mile 2.2: Follow 6000 road to 6050road.

CLEARWATER RIVER

The 3.8 mile surveyreach of the Clearwa-ter river containsseveral deep restingpools.

WRIA: 10.0080 - WHITE RIVER 2005 - 2006




Clearwater River continues to support a substantial numberof chinook, coho, pink and steelhead spawners.

Its important to note that all adult salmon and steelheadthat spawn in the Clearwater River were captured at theUSACE fish trap in Buckley, and transported above MudMountain dam. Since precise escapement numbers for theupper White River drainage are known, surveys areconducted to determine fish distribution and spawningsuccess. This is especially important regarding springchinook, since adult production monitoring is part of theWhite River spring chinook recovery plan. Puyallup tribalfisheries biologist survey the Clearwater for chinook, cohoand pink salmon. Coho, although present in the Clearwatersince surveys for began for chinook 1991, were not surveyed

for until 2002. The first pink salmon surveys were conductedin 2003 and 2005, since prior to 2003 few or no pinks were captured at the Buckley trap.

Biologist with WDFW survey the Clearwater for steelhead in the spring.The substrate throughout much of the river consists

of small cobbles and flat angular stone, with smallerspawning size gravel in the many of the lower gradientriffles and tail-outs. The riparian area is primarily secondgrowth conifer forest in the lower river with recent clearcutting evident along portions of the upper and lowersurvey reach. The Clearwater host several tributariesincluding; Falls Creek, Mineral, Byron, Lyle, Lilly, andMilky Creeks. There is some limited coho and pinkspawning in both Byron and Mineral Creeks. MineralCreek is also the water source used for the spring chinookacclimation pond located along the Clearwater River. Aspart of the spring chinook recovery plan, the PuyallupTribehas operated a spring chinook acclimation pond locatedat RM 3.2 since 1995. Approximately 200,000 plus Springchinook from the Muckleshoot White River hatchery aretransported to the Clearwater pond in early spring, thenreleased in late May. All fish are mass marked with left orright ventral fin clips. Odd brood years are marked withleft ventral clips, and even years with right ventral clips.

These acclimation pond fish are easily identified in thefuture when caught as adults or jacks at the USACE fish trap in Buckley, and can be passedabove the Mud Mountain dam to spawn. Limited amounts of LWD are present in the channel,and much of what is present is undersized or hardwood in origin. There are a series of cascades

just above Lyle Creek at approximately RM 4.5, these cascades are likley a block to further upstreammigration. However, much of the spawning takes place in thelower 2 miles of the r iver,although fish and redds areoften observed and documentedin the upper reaches later in theseason.

Pink salmon spawning in the ClearwaterRiver. Large numbers of pinks wereobserved in the Clearweater during the2003 and 2005 seasons.

One of the limiting factors with theClearwater River is the low flows oftenencountered during the late summer andearly fall. Chinook are often limited tothe lower 1 or 2 miles of the river. Chi-nook and coho are often seen holding inpools in the lower river, such as the oneabove, for extended periods of time,

before flows allow further upstreammigration.




2005 CLEARWATER RIVER CHINOOK COUNTS

CLEARWATER RIVER CHINOOK SEASON COMPARISONS(1995 - 2005)

2 0 5

8 7

1 4 0

2 9 3

0 2 6

2 7 2

2 7 8

7 3

1 4 5

2 3 1

2 2 2

2 7

7 6

2 0

7 6

7 0 7

2

1 8

7 8

6 0 6

1

3 1

7 8

2 5

1 8

1 7

8 0

9 9

2 9 3

3

1 2 5

4 7

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED

N U M B E R O B S E R V E D

AUC: ESCAPEMENT ESTIMATE

LIVEDEADREDDS

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

8/17/05 8/26/05 9/6/05 9/16/05 9/22/05 9/29/05 10/7/05 10/17/05 10/26/05

DATE SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

REDDSUpper White River surveys show distribution,actual escapement totals are known from theUSACE Buckley trap counts.




CLEARWATER RIVER CHINOOK RUN TIMING(2000-2005)

CLEARWATER RIVER CHINOOK CARCASS SAMPLING(2002-2005)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Aug 15-25 Aug 26-Sept 5 Sept 6-Sept 15 Sept 16-Sept 25 Sept 26-Oct 5 Oct 6-Oct 15 Oct 16-Oct 25 Oct 26-Nov 5

DATE

N U M B E R O F F I S H O B S E R V E D

2005

2004

2003

2002

20012000

7

6360 60

62

10

14

46

5551

15

3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED

N U M

B E R O F C H I N O O K

CARCASSES SAMPL EDCHINOOK WITH CODED WIRE TAG & ADIPOSE CLIP (FALL/HATCHERY ORIGIN)

CHINOOK WITH ADIPOSE CLIP ONLY (HATCHERY ORIGIN)

WILD UNMARKED

ACCLIMATION POND (VENTRAL CLIP)




2005 CLEARWATER RIVER COHO COUNTS

CLEARWATER RIVER COHO SEASON COMPARISONS(2002 - 2005)

90

1079

936

372

4

6531

9

84

188

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED

N U

M B E R O B S E R V E D

LIVEDEAD

REDDS

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

9/19/05 9/29/05 10/7/05 10/17/05 10/26/05 11/7/05

DATE SURVEYED


LIVE

DEADUpper White River surveys show distribution,actual escapement totals are known from theUSACE Buckley trap counts.




0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

8/17/05 8/26/05 9/6/05 9/16/05 9/22/05 9/29/05 10/7/05 10/17/05 10/26/05

DATE SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

2005 CLEARWATER RIVER PINK COUNTS

Upper White River surveys show distribution,actual escapement totals are known from theUSACE Buckley trap counts.

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

7 / 1 5 / 2 0 0 5

7 / 2 2 / 2 0 0 5

7 / 2 9 / 2 0 0 5

8 / 5 / 2 0 0 5

8 / 1 2 / 2 0 0 5

8 / 1 9 / 2 0 0 5

8 / 2 6 / 2 0 0 5

9 / 2 / 2 0 0 5

9 / 9 / 2 0 0 5

9 / 1 6 / 2 0 0 5

9 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 5

9 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 5

1 0 / 7 / 2 0 0 5

DATE

T e m p e r a

t u r e

( C * )

2005 CLEARWATER RIVER TEMPERATUREJULY 15 - OCTOBER 7

Spawning

Chinook




7 2

, 6 0 0

1 4 9

, 9 8 0

2 2 6

, 5 0 0

3 2

, 3 0 0

1 9 8

, 8 0 0

2 3 7

, 9 0 0

1 9 9

, 0 0 0

2 3 7

, 8 0 0

1 2 7

, 4 9 8

1 7 5

, 0 0 0

1 2 0

, 3 9 3

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

YEAR PLANTED

N U M B E R O F F I S H R E L E A S E D

Acclimation P ond Spring ChinookRiver Planted Spring Chinook

CLEARWATER RIVER SPRING CHINOOKACCLIMATION POND PLANTS

(1995 - 2006)

Approximately 200,000 plus Spring chinook from the Muckleshoot White River hatchery are transportedto the Clearwater River acclimation pond in early Spring, and released in late Spring. All fish are mass

marked with left or right ventral fin clips. Odd brood years are marked with left ventral clips, and evenyears with right ventral clips. These fish can later be identified when caught at the USACE fish trap inBuckley and passed above the Mud Mountain dam to spawn.

The 2006 Spring Chinook were released from the Clearwater River pond on May 30.




CLEARWATER RIVER STEELHEAD REDDS SEASON COMPARISONS(1999 - 2006)

12

105

89

56 58

77

29

19

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

SEASON SURVEYED


STEELHEAD REDDS2006 Clearwater River steelhead graphswere generated using survey data collected

by WDFW.




DESCRIPTION Coal Mine Creek is a small tributary toupper Wilkeson Creek, entering WilkesonCreek in the town of Wilkeson near RM 5.7.Wilkeson in turn is a tributary to SouthPrairie Creek. Coal Mine Creek is one of 5

index streams in the Puyallup watershed that are surveyedfor coho by the Washington Department of Fish andWildlife. Neither chinook orsteelhead are present in thestream, yet occasionally chum areobserved.

Coal Mine is a small stream with moderately low gradient,inadequate riparian cover, little orno woody debris and minimalnatural bank protection, yet the

creek does provides some suitable spawning habitat for coho and chum.Moderate amounts of development exist along the lower section of the creek,consisting primarily of private family homes, public and private roads, as

well as a rock quarry and public school. The creek flows through a fishpassable cement box culvert (below) approximately 0.15 miles up from themouth, and a second culvert near RM 0.6. Some complexity has been addedto the creek via small restoration projects such as the placement of sill logs,

root wads, boulders and small trees

(top photo). Spawning opportunitiesare reduced dramatically downstreamof the culvert crossing at Railroad Ave.due to a narrow confined channel andlack of suitable spawning gravel. Mostof the substrate through this section consists of fine silt,sand, and exceedingly small patches of undersized gravel;however, relatively abundant spawning gravel exists abovethe culvert. Nevertheless, several silty deposits existthroughout the entire surveyed section. The rock and gravelquarry site located near the creek is one of the suspectedsources of the silt.

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.6Dates surveyed: 11/10/05 to 2/13/06Species surveyed: CohoAccessMile 0.15: Take Hwy. 165 South to the townof Wilkeson. Continue through the Wilkesonuntil you reach Railroad Ave., and turn leftonto Railroad Ave. Railroad Ave. crosses CoalMine Creek approximatly 0.2 miles down theroad just past the school.

W R I A 10.0057 WHITE RIVERWATERSHED2003 -2004

COAL MINE CREEKWRIA: 10.0432A - CARBON RIVER 2005 - 2006

Spawning opportunitiesare reduced dramaticallydownstream of the

culvert cross ing atRailroad Ave. due to anarrow confined channeland lack of sui tablespawning gravel.

Coal Mine Creek lookingdownstream at the box culvertcrossing for Railroad Ave.




2005 COAL MINE CREEK COHO COUNTS

198

43

90

231

8

139

195

208

66

4

22

81

16

159

42

0

50

100

150

200

250

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

COAL MINE CREEK COHO SEASON COMPARISONS(1998 - 2005)

0

1 0

2 0

3 0

4 0

5 0

6 0

7 0

8 0

9 0

1 1 /1 0 /0 5 1 1 /2 9 /0 5 1 2 / 8 /0 5 1 2 / 1 9 /0 5 1 2 / 2 9 /0 5 1 /4 /0 6 1 / 1 2 /0 6 1 / 1 9 /0 6 1 /2 6 /0 6 2 /3 /0 6 2 /1 3 / 0 6

D AT E S U RV E Y E D


L I V E

D E A D2004 Coal Mine Creek coho graph wasgenerated useing survey data collected

by WDFW.




DESCRIPTION The 0.3 mile surveyed reach of CrippleCreek flows within the West Fork White Riverflood plain. There is a moderate amount of

stream complexity created by a few placed pieces of LWDand stream sinuosity. The creek quickly joins Pinochle Creekapproximately 0.5 miles above its confluence with the WestFork White River. Cripple Creek flows through a low gradientpool riffle channel with generally thick, brushy ripariancover. In the summer of 2005, a new channel spanningbridge was constructed to replace the old culvert crossingon Cripple Creek (top photo). A largebeaver dam had often blocked theculvert under the old Forest servicebridge, preventing adult upstreammigration. The blockage had been

removed several times by the USFS, only to be rebuilt in a short period.Coho were often observed spawning right up to the blocked culvert. Lowflows often prevent chinook from spawning in the creek. The substratecontains a large amount of fine materials, but several small patches of suitablespawning gravel exist throughout the entire reach.

All adult salmon that spawn in Cripple Creek were captured at the USACEfish trap in Buckley (see pg. 5), and transported above Mud Mountain dam.

Since precise escapement numbers for the upper White River drainage are known, surveys areconducted to determine fish distribution and spawning success. This is especially importantregarding spring chinook, since adult production monitoring is part of the White River spring chinook recovery plan. Also, as part of therecovery plan, the Puyallup tribe operates a spring chinook acclimationpond located at RM 0.3. Spring chinook have been reared and releasedfrom Cripple Creek for several years. Approximately 50,000 plus springchinook from the Muckleshoot White River hatchery are transported tothe Cripple Creek acclimation pond in early Spring (left), and releasedin late Spring. Returns to this small stream, as well as Pinochle andWrong Creeks, are likely the result of these earlier plantings.

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.3Dates surveyed: 8/17/05 to 11/16/05Species surveyed: Chinook (N/O)

CohoAccessMile 0.3: Follow Forest Service road 74Off of Hwy 410 until the bridge over theWest Fork White river is reached. A short

distance further is the Wrong Creekbridge. Approximately 100 yards East of the Wrong Creek bridge.

CRIPPLE CREEKIn the summer of 2005, a new channel spanning

bridge was constructed to replace the old culvertcrossing on Cripple Creek.

Acclimation pond

WRIA: 10.0086 - WHITE RIVER 2005 - 2006




2005 CRIPPLE CREEK COHO COUNTS

33

7

62 61

73

10 10

2220

11

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

CRIPPLE CREEK COHO SEASON COMPARISONS(2000 - 2005)

0

5

10

15

20

25

9/19/05 9/28/05 10/7/05 10/17/05 10/26/05 11/7/05 11/16/05

DATE SURVEYED


LIVE

DEADUpper White River surveys show distribution,actual escapement totals are known from theUSACE Buckley trap counts.




CRIPPLE CREEK SPRING CHINOOKACCLIMATION POND PLANTS

(1994 - 2006)

185,798

99,800

68,000

104,760

135,990

55,750

86,950

99,587

71,450

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

200,000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

YEAR PLANTED

N U M B E

R O F F I S H P L A N T E D

Spring Chinook Plants

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Approximately 50,000+ Spring chinook from the Muckleshoot White River hatchery are transportedto the Cripple Creek acclimation pond in early spring, and released in late spring. All fish are massmarked with left or right ventral fin clips. Odd brood years are marked with left ventral clips, andeven years with right ventral clips. These fish can later be identified when caught at the USACEfish trap in Buckley and passed above the Mud Mountain dam to spawn.

The 2006 Spring Chinook were released from the Cripple Creek pond on May 30.




DESCRIPTIONDeer Creek is a upper Puyallup river tributary

(RM 45.7) located on the left bank approximately0.6 miles below Swift Creek. Nearly the entirecreek flows within the Rainier Timber-Kapowsintree farm owned by Hancock Forest ResourceGroup (formally Campbell Group LLC), Hancock

purchaced the property in 2005. logging operations includingroad constructionand timber harvesting have impactedportions of the stream in the past, currently a good bufferzone exist along the majority of the creek.

The creek is confined by moderate tosteep walls. There is an impassable fallsat approximately RM 2.7. The gradientalong the lower 1.5 miles is moderate with

numerous deep pools and good spawning medium. Deer Creek is above theElectron diversion, so as with several of the other tributary in the upper Puyallup

watershed, it is part of the surplus adult chinook and coho planting program.Deer Creek is one of the few streams in

late summer and early fall with adequate water flow to plant adult chinook. DeerCreek is not surveyed with any regularity,but instead it is spot checked to see howsuccessful the adult plants were. Surplus adult chinook areplanted in late summer to early fall, and coho in late fall whenavailable. Adult plants have been taking place since 1997(left), yet no natural returns have been documented. However,natural returns have occurred in Rushingwater, Niesson, andKellog Creeks.

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 1.0

Date Surveyed: Not SurveyedSpecies surveyed: Chinook, CohoAccessMile 0.5: Deer Creek is located just of the main line on the 2 road. Take theleft spur that is gated just past thecowskull acclimation pond road.

WRIA 10.0057 WHITE RIVERWATERSHED2003 -2004

DEER CREEKWRIA: 10.0685 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2005 - 2006

Planting adult coho in Deer Creek.

Deer Creek looking upstream at RM. 0.5. This is thelocation where surplus fish from WDFW Voights Creek

hatchery are planted.


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DESCRIPTIONDiru Creek Hatchery is located on Diru Creek

(10.0029) a tributary to Clarks Creek in Puyallup,Washington. Water is supplied from two pumped wells(800 gpm) and gravity flow out of Diru Creek (200-500gpm). Incubation consists of 20 vertical stacks of 12trays. Initial rearing uses 16 shallow troughs in thehatchery building. Additional rearing containersinclude four 50x5x5 raceways, two 6696 cubic footponds (UP1 and UP2), and one 13,000 cubic foot pond(below, left) that are also used for holding returningadults, as well as juveniles.

In addition, the Puyallup Tribe operates seven acclimation ponds in the Puyallup Watershed. Three of the acclimation ponds are used for reintroducing fall chinook and coho into a 30-milereach in the Upper Puyallup River above Electron Dam. Electron Dam has been an

anadromous barrier for 97 years. A fish ladder wasconstructed, and completed in fall of 2000. Three otheracclimation ponds are located in the Upper White Riverdrainage. These ponds are used for reintroducing White

River spring chinook back into their endemic range. Allponds have approximately 10,000 cubic feet of rearingspace and between 1 to 3 cubic feet per second flow.

The Puyallup Tribes restoration goal is to rebuilddepressed chinook stocks and remove them from ESAlisting. Using acclimation ponds, limiting harvest, andmaking substantial gains in habitat restoration, the tribe

will be able to accomplish thistask. Levee setbacks, oxbow reconnections both inter tidal andupland, Commencement Bay cleanup, and harvest cutbacks havealready been initiated. Only the jump-starting of chinook in habitatareas devoid of fish remains the largest challenge. Acclimation pondsare a proven method in increasing fish numbers on the spawninggrounds. Hatchery rearing 200,000 fall chinook for release on stationand 200,000 for acclimation ponds in the upper Puyallup River for acombined 6,857 pounds of fish. Historically, fall chinook have beenreared since 1980 with a variety of stocks, goals, and objectives.Spring Chinook Hatchery Production The three-acclimation ponds the Puyallup Tribe operates aresatellite facilities to the White River and Minter Creek Hatcheries.

WRIA 10.0057 WHITE RIVER WATERSHED 2003 -2004

PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANSDIRU CREEK SALMON HATCHERY

WRIA: 10.0029 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2005 - 2006

Chum fry ready forthe big pond.

Puyallup Tribe Salmon Hatchery Facility

River mile : 0.5




Production levels have been around 400,000smolts; however, it fluctuates based on availablebrood stock. They have a production capacity of 837,000 zero age smolts.Fall Coho Hatchery Production

Currently, 200,000 coho yearlings are imprintedand released in the Upper Puyallup Watershed.Coho originate from Voights Creek Hatchery where100,000 are adipose clipped and coded wiretagged. Fish are released at 20 fish per pound, fora total biomass of 10,000 pounds.Winter Chum Hatchery Production

The Puyallup Tribe currently raises 1.5 to 2.3million-chum smolts for release into the lower

Puyallup River. Thisprogram significantly augments a Tribal river fishery and All Citizenpurse seine fishery in East and West Pass in Puget Sound. This stock

originated initially from Chambers Creek. Puyallup Tribal Fisheriesreleases 1000 to 3000 pounds annually based on available brood stockreturns to Diru Creek Hatchery. The program was started in 1991 andhas become self-sustaining.Current Fall Chinook Hatchery Production In 2004, the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries Department began acclimatingand releasing fall chinook from the Clarks Creek facility, therebydiscontinuing all chinook releases from the Diru Creek Hatchery. Inearly 2005, construction of a new incubation building was completed atClarks Creek. The incubation building houses 32 incubator stack, each

capable of holding up to 77,000 chinook eggs, for a total capacity of approximately 2.5 million

eggs. Once fish are ready to be moved from the incubators, they can be place in one of the 16aluminum raceway-troughs and hand feeding can begin. The troughs are 16 feet in length

with a flow rate of up to 25 gpm. When the fish are approximately 500 to the pound, they aretransferred to one of the cement lined ponds. Holding the chinook in the cement pond is onlytemporary until they are up to a large enough size, usually inlate April, to be massed marked via a automated tagger. Once

tagged, the fish areplanted in one of thetwo naturalacclimation pondsuntil they arereleased in late Mayor early June.

Adult chum salmon are spawned three days a weekor more during the peak of the run. As many as2,700 fish may be processed in a day.

Diru Creek looking upstream as it flows out of aculvert under Pioneer Way. The hatchery is on theother side of the road (right).

Several chum spawnnaturally in Diru Creek.


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JUVENILE WHITE RIVER SPRING CHINOOK OUTPLANTS(1995 - 2006)

JUVENILE FALL CHINOOK SALMON OUTPLANTS(1995 - 2006)

7 7 1

, 3 5 0

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0 8

, 2 0 0

3 9 5

, 0 0 0

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, 1 6 3

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, 1 6 3

8 2

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, 6 4 1

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, 9 0 0

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, 5 0 0

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, 6 0 0

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0 0 0

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0, 0 0

0

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

YEAR PLANTED


DIRU 10.0029 COW SKULL 10.0680

HYLEBOS 10.0013 M OW ICH 10.0624

W ILKESON 10.0432 CLARKS 10.0027

RUSHINGW ATER 10.0625

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YEAR PLANTED


HUCKLEBERRY 10.0253 CLEARWATER 10.0080

COW SKUL L 10.0 680 M OW ICH 10 .0 624

CRIPPLE 10.0086 GREENWATER 10.0122

HUCK AERIAL 10.0253




VOIGHTS CREEK FALL JUVENILE COHO SALMON OUTPLANTS(1995 - 2006)

7 , 6

4 3

3 , 4

0 8

3 , 4

0 8

4 9

, 8 5 0

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

YEAR PLANTED


COW SKULL 10.0680 RUSHINGWATER 10.0625

DIRU 10.0029 HYLEBOS 10.0013

CLARKS 10.0027 LK KAPOWSIN 10.0600

SIMONS 10.200 CLEAR 10.0022

QTR. MST HARBOR 88.8120 MOWICH 10.0624

NIESSON 10.0622

Puyallup Tribal Fisheries: Acclimation Ponds, and Diru Creek & Clarks Creek HatcheriesSPECIES Chum

DATE (F) Stream WRIA Number of Fish Fish/Lb Length (mm) Biomass

16-Mar-06 Diru Creek 10.0029 240,000 769.0 41.0 312.0

25-Apr-06 Diru Creek 10.0029 247,990 319.4 56.7 777Total: 487,990 1,089

SPECIES Fall Chinook

DATE (V) DATE Stream WRIA Number of Fish Fish/Lb Length (mm) Biomass

1-May-06 15-May-06 Clarks Creek 10.0027 297,500 69.4 87.02 4287.0

1-May-06 15-May-06 Clarks Creek 10.0027 225,500 75.2 83.60 2999.0

Total: 523,000 7286.0

SPECIES Spring Chinook


31-May-06 7-Jun-06 Huckleberry 10.0253 254,550 86.4 78.5 2946.2

31-May-06 7-Jun-06 Huckleberry 10.0253 107,850 81.1 79.8 1329.831-May-06 7-Jun-06 Cripple 10.0086 71,450 65.4 86.1 1092.5

31-May-06 7-Jun-06 Clearwater 10.0080 166,550 84.8 79.0 1964.0

Total: 600,400 7332.6

SPECIES Coho


14-Feb-06 14-Feb-06 Neisson Creek 10.0622 11,650 23.3 120.0 500.0

30-May-06 30-May-06 Cowskull 10.0680 34,850 19.7 131.7 1769.0

30-May-06 30-May-06 Rushingwater 10.0625 56,053 19.7 131.7 2,845

Total: 102,553 5,114




VOIGHTS CREEK ADULT FALL COHO AND CHINOOK SALMON OUTPLANTS

(2002 - 2005)

1 4 7

3 7 1

1 7 7

7 5

7 5

4 9 0

2 6 4

1 0 0

1 0 0

2 5 0

1 3 4

4 5 5

2 9 9

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6 5

6 5

3 8 1

2 6 4

1 2 7

1 2 4

2 6 1

2 6 0

2 4

2 1

9 8

7 2

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1

7 9 4

7 3 3

2 5 7

2 3 8 2

5 1

2 5 3

2 7 5

1 4 2

4 8 6

2 5 9

6 4

3 6

3 3 1

1 7 1

4 3 8

2 4 6

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3 6

5 2 4

0

2 5 5 0 7 5 1 0 0

1 2 5 1 5 0 1 7 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 5 0 2 7 5 3 0 0 3 2 5

3 5 0 3 7 5 4 0 0 4 2 5 4 5 0 4 7 5 5 0 0 5 2 5 5 5 0 5 7 5 6 0 0 6 2 5 6 5 0 6 7 5 7 0 0 7 2 5 7 5 0 7 7 5 8 0 0 8 2 5 8 5 0

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DOLLAR CREEK

DESCRIPTION The surveyed reach of Dollar Creek is aseasonal, or intermittent section of stream

that flows within the Puyallup River channel atRM 17.7 (bottom left). The channel is dry fromsummer through mid fall, preventing chinook from

accessing and spawning in the creek. Due to thelow and intermittent flows, only chum are typically seen spawning in the creek in late fall. Thechannel morphology changes from year to yeardue to high water events in the Puyallup River.

The substrate throughout the lower 200 metersconsist mostly of cobble and sand, but excellent

patches of spawning gravel exists. The riparian, mostly alder, exists only along a single bank. Approximately 200 meters up from the mouth, the channel headsaway from the Puyallup River and drains an old oxbow

adjacent to the dike. Over the last several years theold oxbow has been slowly filled in with landscapingand other waste materials by private property owners.An additional small impact includes vehicles fordingthe top of the survey section in order to get out on thebar to launch or load boats in the Puyallup River.Passage out of the Puyallup River channel isquestionable and no fish were observed above this

point; however, extensive surveys are not conducted. It is possible that the upper reaches of Dollar Creek provide overwintering habitat for multiple species of juvenile salmonids.

River miles surveyed : 0.0 to 0.2Dates surveyed: 12/09/05 to 1/04/06Species surveyed: Chum

AccessMile 0.2 : Dollar Creek enters the Puyallup floodplain at the Dollar boat launch on McCutcheon Rd.

just upstream of 128th St. in McMillin.

Upstream photoshowing DollarCreek as it flowsthrough the Puyal-lup River channel.The Puyallup rivercan be seen in theupper right side of the photo.

WRIA: 10.0412 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2005 - 2006


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DESCRIPTIONPuget Sound Energys (PSE) Electron Hydroelectric facility utilizes

water diverted from the Puyallup River at RM 41.7 (bottom photo). The diverted water is channeled 10.1 miles through a flume andsettling pond before collecting into a small reservoir, or forebay (rightphoto). The water held in the forebay is used to generate power viafour turbines located in the power house approximately 800 feetbelow the forebay. Thousands of salmonids including threatenedchinook and bull trout, coho, steelhead, cutthroat and rainbow troutare diverted down the flume and into the forebay annually. Many of the juvenile fish diverted into the forebay are drawn to the penstocks(intake) of the powerhouse, and are subsequently destroyed. Adultsare too large to pass through the penstock screens.

In 2001, PSE completed construction on a fish bypass facility tohelp address the fish losses in the forebay. Even after the fish trap

went on-line, chinook and coho losses have continued to range between60-80%; with coho rates being slightly higher than chinook. Continuingeffort are being made by the tribe and PSE to reduce these losses.

Upon entering the forebay, water flow is diverted towards the fish trapby large steel plates suspended by buoys. A exclusionary guide net is alsoin place across the forebay during the annual smolt migration period.Many of the smolts caught during this period are fish that have escapedfrom holding ponds above the diversion dam. These efforts are made todirect the fish into the trap where they are crowded into a hopper, andthen deposited into a large holding tank. Fish are dip-netted from theholding tank and placed into a smaller container and anesthetized,identified and measured (right). Finally, fish are placed into a water trailer for transport down tothe powerhouse where they are released back into the Puyallup River at RM 31.4.

Puget Sound Energy Electron Fish Bypass FacilityRiver mile : 31.2 - 41.7

Species sampled: Chinook, Coho, Steelhead, Bull Trout and Cutthroat

WRIA 10.0057 WHITE RIVER WATERSHED 2003 -2004WRIA: 10.0021 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2005 - 2006

ELECTRON FISH BYPASS FACILITYPUGET SOUND ENERGY - PUYALLUP RIVER DIVERSION

Puget Sound Energys Electron diversion dam andthe Electron fish ladder located on the PuyallupRiver at RM 41.7. The fish ladder was completedin late 2000.

Electron fish bypassfacility and samplingstation.




Number and Timing of Wild Chinook and Coho Captured at the ElectronFish Bypass Facility from January - October 2005

Number and Timing of Marked Chinook and Coho Captured at theElectron Fish Bypass Facility from January - October 2005

M = Marked fish (fin clipped), Hatchery fish U = Unmarked fish, Wild 0 =Young of the year 1 = 1 Year + age fish

M = Marked fish (fin clipped), Hatchery fish U = Unmarked fish, Wild 0 =Young of the year 1 = 1 Year + age fish

0

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DATE

N U M B E R O F F I S H C O U N T E D

COHO 0 (U)

CHIN (U)

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2500

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a n - 0

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5

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5

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DESCRIPTION Fennel Creek (Kelly Creek) flows into thePuyallup River near Alderton at RM 15.5. Fennelhas about 2 miles of anadromous usage withsuitable habitat for chinook, coho, pink, chumand steelhead. The upper reach of Fennel Creekis a complex, moderate gradient, pool-riffle/step-

pool stream flowingthrough a broad

valley. Victor falls, atRM 1.9, blocks anyfurther upstreammigration. The

riparian zone is well intact due to little or no development alongmost of the creek channel; the riparian zone consists of a maturehardwood forest with a dense understory of salmonberry and vinemaple. Throughout the upper 1.5 mile section, abundant LWD liesin and adjacent to the channel, as well as several small instream logjams. Spawning gravel isabundant and excellent throughout this reach; there are also numerous deep resting pools availablefor juvenile coho and adult migrants. The reach below the McCutcheon Rd. bridge is much lowergradient (bottom); it flows primarily within the Puyallup River flood plain. The channel contains

excellent, if somewhat unstable spawninggravels, with much lower amounts of LWDand less channel complexity then above.Approximately 0.2 miles upstream of theMcCutcheon bridge is a short run spring fedtributary, Fennel Tributary has excellentspawning gravel and supports high densitiesof chum salmon each year. Coho and chumseasonal totals on the following pages includeboth Fennel Creek, and Fennel tributary datacombined.

FENNEL CREEKWRIA: 10.0406 - PUYALLUP RIVER WATERSHED 2005 - 2006

River miles surveyed : 0.0 to 1.7Dates surveyed: 8/25/05 to 5/17/06

Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho, Chum,Pink, Steelhead (N.O.)




FENNEL CREEK CHINOOK SEASON COMPARISONS(1999 - 2005)

2005 FENNEL CREEK CHINOOK COUNTS

1

3

8

4

14

4

13

3

6

2

5

2

89 9

54

21

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SEASON SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

9/8/05 9/16/05 9/26/05 10/6/05 10/14/05 10/24/05

DATE SURVEYED


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DEAD

REDDS




FENNEL CREEK CHINOOK RUN TIMING(2000 - 2005)

FENNEL CREEK CHINOOK CARCASS SAMPLING(2003 - 2005)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Aug 15-25 Aug 26-Sept 5 Sept 6-Sept 15 Sept 16-Sept 25 Sept 26-Oct 5 Oct 6-Oct 15 Oct 16-Oct 25 Oct 26-Nov 5

DATE

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2005

2004

2003

2002

20012000

2

5

2

1 1

2

4

1

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10

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CARCASSES SAMPLED

CHINOOK WITH CODED WIRE TAG &ADIPOSE CLIP (FALL/HATCHERY ORI GIN )

CHINOOK WITH ADIPOSE CLIP ONLY(HATCHERY ORIGIN)WILD UNMARKED




2005 FENNEL CREEK PINK COUNTS

FENNEL CREEK PINK SEASON COMPARISONS(2001 - 2005)

0

20 0

40 0

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80 0

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

8/25/05 8/30/05 9/8/05 9/16/05 9/26/05 10/6/05 10/14/05 10/24 /05

DATE SURVEYED


LIVE

DEAD

3,287

92

1,273

3,324

14

197

644

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1,500

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2,500

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FENNEL CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(1998 - 2005)

2005 FENNEL CREEK CHUM COUNTS

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2005 FENNEL TRIBUTARY CHUM COUNTS

2005 Fennel Tributary chumgraph was generated using surveydata collected by WDFW.

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FENNEL CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS(1995 - 2006)




DESCRIPTIONFisk Creek is a small tributary to the

Puyallup River, entering the Puyallup atapproximately RM 26.6. Fiske Creek is oneof 5 index streams in the Puyallup

watershed that are surveyed for coho by theWashington Department of Fish and

Wildlife. Coho are the only species observed spawningin significant numbers. Seasonal flows in Fisk Creekare inadequate to allow access for chinook or steelheadto spawn, and the streams high location in the

watershed make is less than ideal for chum. Fisk Creekis a small stream with moderately low gradient andheavy riparian cover from the surrounding hardwoodforest. Most of Fisk Creek is confined due to naturalchannel cutting, steep banks and riprap. The channelis slightly incised and lacks any real complexity such as

wetland or off-channel habitat, or large woodydebris. Moderate amounts of development existalong the creek, consisting mostly of private familyhomes and a county road. The creek passes

through a couple of fish passable culverts (lowerleft photo) and under a low narrow bridge alongits lower reach. Some complexity has been addedto the creek via small restoration projects such asthe placement of small sill logs and boulders.Relatively abundant spawning gravel existsthroughout most of the stream, but is somewhat

compacted in the lower portionof the channel.

FISK CREEKWRIA: 10.0596 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2005 - 2006

Fiske Creek just before it flows underBrooks road.

River miles surveyed : 0.3 to 1.1Dates surveyed: 10/25/05 to 1/19/06Species surveyed: Coho

AccessMile 0.0 : Brooks road near the High Bridgeon the Puyallup river follows the North sideof the creek and the mouth is approximately200 yards from Oroville road.Mile 1.1 : Brooks road crosses the creekagain very near the edge of the Puyallupfloodplain where the gradient increases.


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