principal investigators: fred r. monzyk jeremy d. romer ryan emig thomas a. friesen oregon...
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SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF SPRING CHINOOK SALMON IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY PROJECT RESERVOIRS
Principal Investigators:
Fred R. Monzyk Jeremy D. Romer
Ryan EmigThomas A. Friesen
Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeCorvallis Research Lab
Corvallis, Oregon
Background
Most juvenile Chinook enter reservoirs in spring as fry (mean FL=35 mm).
Background
Subyearlings use nearshore habitat in the spring
Move offshore into deeper water in the summer
Return to surface in the fall
Month
July August September October November December
De
pth
(m)
0
5
10
15
20
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Lookout Point
Vertical Distribution
Background
?Spring
Summer
Fall
Where are they???
Lookout Point
Information needed for designing downstream passage
Background/Objectives
Evaluated longitudinal distribution (HoR to Dam) of subyearlings in the spring 2011-2014.• Cougar, Detroit, Foster, Lookout Point (LOP)
In 2014, evaluated longitudinal distribution in the summer and fall (pilot effort in fall 2013).• LOP only
MethodsSpring
Nearshore nets set throughout reservoirs
• 3 months in spring (Mar-Jun)• Checked daily• Cumulative distribution by res length
2x2x3’ box trap w/ 5-m lead net
MethodsSummer and Fall
Gill nets set in 6 areas of LOP (all with steep slopes) Set 45-65’ deep in summer (Jul-Aug ) and surface in fall
(Oct-Nov) Compared catch between areas w/ Kruskal-Wallis test
(α=0.05) (hatchery and natural origin)
ResultsSpring
Results
• Subyearlings more abundant near HoR, except at Foster
Percent distance to dam
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cu
mu
lative pro
po
rtion
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
Cougar 2012 Cougar 2013 Cougar 2014 Foster 2013 Foster 2014 Lookout 2013 Lookout 2014
DamHoR
South Santiam Arm
Spring
Results
• Subyearlings disperse further into reservoir each month
Percent distance to dam
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cu
mu
lative pro
po
rtion
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
AprMayJun
HoR Dam
Cougar Reservoir -2014
Spring
Results
6
1
2
4
3
5
Lookout Point 2014 (viewed another way)
Divided reservoir into 6 areas for comparison to summer and fall catch
Area
A6A5A4A3A2A1
Ch
ino
ok ca
tch
0
20
40
60
80
Spring
1 2 3 4 5 6Dam HoR
Spring
Results
Hatchery
Reservoir area
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Hatch
ery-orig
in C
hin
oo
k
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Natural
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Natu
ral-orig
in C
hin
oo
k0
5
10
15
20
25
30
z zy y y
A6
Toowarm
A6
Reservoir area
Bimodal distribution –subyearlings at dam and near HoR
Toowarm
23% of A5 hatchery catch comprised of forebay release group38% of A1 hatchery catch comprised of HoR release group
Milling?
Dam HoR Dam HoR
Ch
inook c
atc
h
Summer
Reservoir area Reservoir area
Results
Dam
Warm/shallow water
Conceptual model of movement patterns that would cause bimodal distributions
Summer
Results
Fall
Reservoir area
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Natu
ral-orig
inC
hin
oo
k catc
h
0
2
4
6
8
10 Natural
Reservoir area
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Hatch
ery-orig
n C
hin
oo
k catch
0
2
4
6
8
10Hatchery
Results
A6
Dry Dry
A6
• Subyearlings moved towards dam• Distribution developed before outflows increased
z z y y y y
Fall
Ch
inook c
atc
h
Dam Dam HoRHoR
Lookout Point Fall Discharge
Date
06-Oct 13-Oct 20-Oct 27-Oct 03-Nov 10-Nov 17-Nov 24-Nov
Disc
harg
e (C
FS
)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
Inflow Outflow
14-21 October(before increase in flows)
Reservoir area
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Na
tura
l-orig
in C
hin
oo
k c
atc
h
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
• Distribution pattern developed prior to discharge increases• Consistent with downstream movement to overwintering habitat
ResultsFall
Conclusions
Distribution shifted from HoR to Dam from spring to fall
Bimodal summer distribution• Traversing, milling at barrier behavior??
Fall distribution consistent with downstream movement to overwintering habitat observed for unimpounded populations
Greg TaylorChad HelmsDoug GarlettsTodd PierceNat EricksonRich Piaskowski
Jeff ZillerKelly Reis
The ‘Reservoir Dogs’Khoury HickmanChris AbbesGreg GilhamAndrew NordickMeghan Horne-BrineJohn ElliottKevin StertzRyan FlahertyJD Hansen
Acknowledgements
Questions?
September
Reservoir area
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Ch
ino
ok
catch
0
5
10
15
20
25
z zy zx z yx