Salmon Spawning Ground Surveys, 1989-92 Project F-73-R-15

Table 11. Comparison of aerial and ground chinook salmon redd counts
in the upper Salmon River drainage, 1990. Aerial counts were conducted
on September 7-8; vertical bar separating counts indicates same stream
section. ("NC" indicates no count.)
GROUND COUNTS
AERIAL COUNTS
DATE SECTION REDDS REDDS SECTION
------ -------------- ------ ------ ----------------------
Upper Salmon River
9/3 Sawtooth weir Sawtooth weir to
to Williams Cr. 38 ⏐ 50 Hell Roaring Bridge.
⏐
9/4 Williams Cr. to ⏐
Fisher Cr. 28 ⏐
⏐
9/1 Fisher Cr. to ⏐ Hell Roaring Bridge.
Alturas Lk. Cr. 1 ⏐ 2 to Alturas Lk. Cr.
9/7 Alturas Lk. Cr. ⏐ Alturas Lk. Cr.
to Breckenridge ⏐ to Breckenridge
Diversion 0 ⏐ 1 Diversion
⏐
9/5 Breckenridge ⏐ Breckenridge
Diversion to ⏐ Diversion to
Headwaters 0 ⏐ NC Pole Creek
Alturas Lake Creek
9/5 Alturas Lk. Cr . Alturas Lk. Cr
Mouth to
Mouth to
Diversion 7 ⏐ 0 Diversion Dam
⏐
9/5 Alturas Lk. Cr. ⏐ Alturas Lk. Cr.
Diversion to ⏐ Diversion Dam to
Alturas Lake 4 ⏐ 2 Alturus Lake
Pole Creek
9/5 Pole Creek Pole Creek
Mouth to
mouth to
Diversion 0 ⏐ 2 Fish Screen
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