Juvenile Life History Strategies Spring Chinook

Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)

Monitoring
Project ID20-1470 M
Recovery DomainsUpper Columbia River
Start Date10/01/2020
End Date12/31/2023
Year2020
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/14/2025
 
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Description    


The Upper Columbia Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan identifies research that targets specific issues that constrain effective recovery plan implementation as an area of critical research. This monitoring project has successfully revealed a larger array of diversity in the life-history strategies exhibited by juvenile spring Chinook within the Upper Columbia Basin. Major outcomes of this project include revealing previously unknown life-history strategies involving extended periods of rearing within the Columbia River, which appear to play an important role in population level productivity. Additionally, this project has shown that juvenile rearing locations may be determined from otolith microchemistry analysis through incorporating water chemistry analysis. The findings from this project are now being actively incorporated into management strategies and additional studies intended to elucidate the needs of juveniles rearing within the Columbia River for extended periods.

Project Benefit    


The project revealed a larger array of diversity in the life-history strategies exhibited by juvenile spring Chinook within the Upper Columbia Basin.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 196.60 196.60

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$106,850
In-Kind Volunteers$1,000
In-Kind Other$19,650
Report Total:$127,500


Project Map



Worksites

1-Wenatchee basin    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1-Wenatchee basin
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Upper Columbia (170200)
  • Subbasin: Wenatchee (17020011)
  • Watershed: Wenatchee River (1702001107)
  • Subwatershed: Tumwater Canyon-Wenatchee River (170200110703)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Upper Columbia River
  • Latitude: 47.57485939
  • Longitude: -120.6978304

ESU

  • Upper Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 112,248.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
      none
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
      none
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 4
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      WDFW, Chelan County PUD, Grant County PUD, Yakama Nation Fisheries
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 0
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      none
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 112,248.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 163.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 854,000.0
      •      . . . . E.1.c.1 Adult salmonid population monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.1.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for adult salmonids 163.00
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Upper Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan. Accessible at https://www.ucsrb.org/mdocuments-library/plans/

2-Entiat basin    


  • Worksite Identifier: 2-Entiat basin
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Upper Columbia (170200)
  • Subbasin: Upper Columbia-Entiat (17020010)
  • Watershed: Entiat River (1702001002)
  • Subwatershed: Mills Creek-Entiat River (170200100209)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Upper Columbia River
  • Latitude: 47.70070619
  • Longitude: -120.3215487

ESU

  • Upper Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 15,252.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
      None
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
      Non
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 2
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      WDFW, USFWS
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 0
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      None
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 15,252.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 33.60
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 298,000.0
      •      . . . . E.1.c.1 Adult salmonid population monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.1.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for adult salmonids 33.60
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Upper Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan. Accessible at https://www.ucsrb.org/mdocuments-library/plans/