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species includes the only populations of inl<strong>and</strong> winter steelhead in the U.S., in the<br />

Klickitat River <strong>and</strong> Fifteenmile Creek (Busby, Wainwright et al. 1996).<br />

Two hatchery populations are considered part of this species, the Deschutes River stock<br />

<strong>and</strong> the Umatilla River stock. Listing for neither of these stocks was considered<br />

warranted. MCR steelhead occupy the intermontane region which includes some of the<br />

driest areas of the Pacific Northwest, generally receiving less than 15.7 inches of rainfall<br />

annually. Vegetation is of the shrub-steppe province, reflecting the dry climate <strong>and</strong> harsh<br />

temperature extremes. Because of this habitat, occupied by the species, factors<br />

contributing to the decline include agricultural practices, especially grazing, <strong>and</strong> water<br />

diversions <strong>and</strong> withdrawals. In addition, hydropower development has impacted the<br />

species by preventing these steelhead from migrating to habitat above dams, <strong>and</strong> by<br />

killing some of them when they try to migrate through the Columbia River hydroelectric<br />

system. Table 20 identifies populations within the MCR Steelhead salmon DPS, their<br />

abundances, <strong>and</strong> hatchery input.<br />

Table 20. MCR Steelhead salmon populations, abundances, <strong>and</strong> hatchery contributions<br />

(Good, Waples et al. 2005).<br />

Population<br />

Historical<br />

Abundance<br />

Most Recent<br />

Spawner<br />

Abundance<br />

Hatchery<br />

Abundance<br />

Contributions<br />

Klickitat River Unknown 97-261 reds Unknown<br />

Yakima River Unknown 1,058-4,061 97%<br />

Fifteenmile Creek Unknown 2.87 rpm 100%<br />

Deschutes River Unknown 10,026-21,457 38%<br />

John Day upper main stream Unknown 926-4,168 96%<br />

John Day lower main stream Unknown 1.4 rpm 0%<br />

John Day upper north fork Unknown 2.57 rpm 0%<br />

John Day lower north fork Unknown .52 rpm 0%<br />

John Day middle fork Unknown 3.7 rpm 0%<br />

John Day south fork Unknown 2.52 rpm 0%<br />

Umatilla River Unknown 1,480-5,157 60%<br />

Touchet River Unknown 273-527 84%<br />

Total Unknown<br />

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