Water tumbling over the Mill City Falls is much clearer this week and a little lower. Kayakers and rafters are taking advantage of this nice day to hit the river. In fact, I snapped a picture of these rafters this morning.
ODFW: North and South Santiam River: Stream flows in the North and South Santiam rivers have been coming down, but still could come back up quickly with warmer temperatures. Steelhead numbers at Willamette Falls are encouraging, with more than 6,000 having come over so far. Willamette mainstem anglers have had some good success in the Salem area. Spring chinook numbers remain very low and all streams above Willamette Falls, except for the Molalla River, are now closed to the retention of any chinook.
Most of the valley pond stocking with trout is done for this season. Warmer water temperatures make them less suitable for trout and better for warm water fish, however, Walling and Wirth ponds in Salem will be stocked for Free Fishing Weekend. Bass crappie, bluegill, and catfish are available in most of the valley floor ponds and are becoming more active as the water warms up.
Stream flows in the Breitenbush and North Santiam rivers above Detroit Reservoir, and in Quartzville Creek above Green Peter Reservoir are receding some, though still affected by snowmelt. All three streams are scheduled to be stocked with trout this week.
For more information about the stocking schedules and the weekly recreation report check out the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website.
| Station Number |
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Date and Time |
Gage Height & Feet |
Discharge ft3/s |
Long-term median flow |
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| 14178000 |
NO SANTIAM R BLW BOULDER CRK, NR DETROIT, OR |
06/13 14:00 |
4.67 |
1,860 |
969 |
| 14179000 |
BREITENBUSH R ABV FRENCH CR NR DETROIT, OR. |
06/13 14:15 |
4.33 |
932 |
514 |
| 14180300 |
BLOWOUT CREEK NEAR DETROIT, OR |
06/14 13:00 |
4.23 |
202 |
64.0 |
| 14181500 |
NORTH SANTIAM RIVER AT NIAGARA, OR |
06/13 14:56 |
5.23 |
4,320 |
1,610 |
| 14181750 |
ROCK CREEK NEAR MILL CITY, OR |
06/14 13:00 |
7.41 |
101 |
22.0 |
| 14181900 |
LITTLE N SANTIAM RIVER ABV EVANS CR, AT ELKHORN,OR |
06/14 13:30 |
6.27 |
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| 14182400 |
LITTLE N SANTIAM R BLW CANYON CK, NR MEHAMA, OR |
06/14 13:30 |
7.32 |
1,090 |
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| 14182500 |
LITTLE NORTH SANTIAM RIVER NEAR MEHAMA, OR |
06/13 14:00 |
5.23 |
1,230 |
330 |
| 14183000 |
NORTH SANTIAM RIVER AT MEHAMA, OR |
06/13 14:00 |
5.73 |
6,310 |
2,210 |
| 14184100 |
NORTH SANTIAM R AT GREENS BRIDGE, NR JEFFERSON, OR |
06/14 13:00 |
17.38 |
5,950 |
1,760 |
Fish count at Willamette Falls as of June 10, 2008
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