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This year, as of Sept. 17, 11,700 adult coho have already passed Willamette Falls — ahead of last year’s pace and double the average number of fish counted for the entire season from 1991 to 2022.
Coho salmon numbers have exploded in the Upper Willamette Basin to the delight of anglers and confusion of biologists. Coho salmon numbers smash records as 40K return to Upper Willamette Basin ...
Willamette Falls boat basin in 1867, photograph by Carleton Watkins. Willamette Falls is an important location for many tribes. [5] The abundance of salmon brought tribal communities from all over to fish, trade, and interact at the falls - creating an economic and cultural hub for the region. [6]
Clackamas and other tribes fished on Willamette Falls. The tribe subsisted on fish and root vegetables, and constructed large cedar platforms to dip their nets in over Willamette Falls to harvest salmon. The Clackamas women dried and smoked the salmon, which they then combined with mixtures of berries and nuts, preserving it in woven baskets ...
The last big year for summer steelhead in the Upper Willamette was when 21,732 fish returned in 2016. Over the last five years, the average return has been just 5,571 fish. Golden age of steelhead
The dam's primary functions are flood control, power generation, irrigation, fish habitat, water quality improvement, and recreation. It is one of 13 dams created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Willamette Valley Project which was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 .
It is operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 16, 1965. [3] Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, was the first waterfowl refuge in the United States. It is located in the Klamath Basin near Klamath Falls ...
Western professor Henry Hughes seeks out some of the world's largest fish in Oregon's often overlooked river. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...