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Just under 40,000 coho have passed fish counters at Willamette Falls this September, October, November and December. That breaks the previous record of 24,000 in 2021 and obliterates the 20 year ...
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.
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]
Fish biologists say the only way to rebuild native salmon numbers in the Upper Willamette Basin — everything upstream of Willamette Falls — is by allowing the fish to access spawning habitat ...
The Willamette River (/ w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States.
Johnson Creek is a 25-mile (40 km) tributary of the Willamette River in the Portland metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Oregon.Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River, its catchment consists of 54 square miles (140 km 2) of mostly urban land occupied by about 180,000 people as of 2012.
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
Willamette Riverkeeper is the only non-profit organization that works solely to protect and restore the Willamette River's water quality and habitat. Over the years they have advocated, educated, and worked in a hands-on manner to improve conditions along the Willamette - with the support of many members of the general public.