Idaho Bonneville/Lower Granite Dam Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Counts Update

2012 Adult Chinook Salmon Count From August 1 to December 31
Dam	Date of Count	Daily Adult Count	2012 Total to Date	2011 Total to Date	Average of Last 5 Years
Bonneville	September 13	14,112	225,817	249,588	223,801
Lower Granite	September 13	1,597	12,100	8,311	8,108
Counts include both hatchery and wild origin adults. Jacks are not included in the count. For daily dam counts and additional information please visit the Fish Passage Center (adult count page) or the Columbia River DART Adult Passage site.

2012 Steelhead Count From July 1 to November 30
Dam	Date of Count	Daily Count	2012 Total To Date	2011 Total To Date	Average of Last 5 Years
Bonneville	September 13	1,330	183,990	315,948	352,050
Lower Granite	September 13	1,676	11,662	55,110	42,808
Counts include wild and hatchery origin fish. Most steelhead bound for Idaho cross Bonneville Dam between July 1 and October 31. Information on numbers of steelhead crossing the Columbia and Snake River dams is taken from data posted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and is updated weekly during the counting season.

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