Upper and Lower Bennett Dams Fish Counts

Upper and Lower Bennett Dams are located southeast of the town of Stayton on the North Santiam River. Upper Bennett Dam is on the south side of Stayton Island and Lower Bennett Dam is on the north side.

Fish passage structures and video cameras are installed at each dam. Review of the video feed allows an ODFW employee to count the number and species of fish making their way upstream.

RECEIVE FISH COUNT UPDATES BY E-MAIL

2024


As of	Hatchery Steelhead		Wild Steelhead		Hatchery Chinook			Wild Chinook		Lamprey		Coho Adults

9/8/2024	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB	Jacks	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB

January	0	NA	54	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	2	NA	5	NA

February	0	NA	147	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

March	3	NA	589	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	0

April	186	21	546	44	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

May	965	164	31	15	933	19	5	94	0	16	0	0	0

June	2184	183	4	0	2067	17	24	308	1	33	0	0	0

July	925	42	1	0	986	25	21	145	0	21	0	0	0

August	64	14	0	0	184	4	21	74	0	18	0	0	0

September	44	2	0	0	9	2	1	33	0	1	0	3	0

October

November

December

Total to date	4375	426	1372	59	4183	67	72	657	1	91	0	8	0

North Santiam Bennett Dams Fish Counts Thru September 8, 2024

2023

As of	Hatchery Steelhead		Wild Steelhead		Hatchery Chinook			Wild Chinook		Lamprey		Coho Adults

12/31/2023	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB	Jacks	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB

January	0	NA	1	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

February	0	NA	3	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

March	0	NA	91	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

April	1	2	179	73	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0

May	6	3	22	13	668	13	7	202	12	1	0	0	0

June	20	0	2	0	2635	10	58	582	3	106	1	0	0

July	16	2	0	0	1091	7	25	199	2	61	0	0	0

August	3	0	0	0	82	2	9	23	0	18	0	0	0

September	19	0	4	0	162	13	11	136	1	0	0	166	1

October	2	0	1	0	-1	0	0	71	4	23	0	2069	53

November	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	10	2	32	0	831	106

December	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	71	15

Total to date	67	8	322	87	4637	45	110	1224	24	255	1	3137	175

North Santiam Bennett Dams Fish Counts Thru December 31, 2023

2022

As of	Hatchery Steelhead		Wild Steelhead		Hatchery Chinook			Wild Chinook		Lamprey		Coho Adults

12/31/2022	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB	Jacks	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB

January	0	NA	6	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

February	0	NA	15	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

March	2	NA	240	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	1	NA	0	NA

April	5	4	116	27	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

May	50	42	21	13	125	32	4	23	6	1	0	0	0

June	242	102	1	0	1851	227	26	260	27	47	0	0	0

July	354	52	2	0	3931	73	23	476	9	113	1	0	0

August	12	1	0	0	27	4	3	9	1	14	0	0	0

September	15	5	2	0	37	10	4	57	6	4	0	36	1

October	16	10	6	2	1	0	0	102	30	15	0	212	36

November	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	4	1	0	72	29

December	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Total to date	702	217	411	42	5978	346	60	936	83	197	1	324	66

North Santiam Bennett Dams Fish Counts Thru December 31, 2022

2021

As of	Hatchery Steelhead		Wild Steelhead		Hatchery Chinook			Wild Chinook		Lamprey		Coho Adults

12/31/2021	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB	Jacks	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB

January	0	NA	9	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

February	0	NA	14	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

March	0	NA	70	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

April	8	4	130	56	10	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0

May	16	4	9	4	1057	47	6	149	6	2	0	0	0

June	21	5	0	0	1526	13	35	223	1	11	0	0	0

July	11	0	1	0	300	0	8	49	0	12	0	0	0

August	3	0	0	0	97	1	3	22	0	9	0	0	0

September	20	1	3	0	46	3	9	33	1	3	0	70	10

October	6	0	2	0	0	0	3	32	4	16	0	460	189

November	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	0	289	43

December	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0

Total to date	86	15	246	60	3036	64	64	515	14	65	0	825	242

North Santiam Bennett Dams Fish Counts Thru December 31, 2021

2020

As of	Hatchery Steelhead		Wild Steelhead		Hatchery Chinook			Wild Chinook		Lamprey		Coho Adults

12/31/2020	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB	Jacks	UB	LB	UB	LB	UB	LB

January	0	NA	23	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

February	0	NA	42	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

March	5	NA	397	NA	0	NA	0	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA

April	11	1	338	154	31	9	0	27	5	1	0	0	0

May	34	11	30	9	953	38	9	379	11	3	0	0	0

June	153	25	1	0	2264	55	44	627	24	18	0	0	0

July	245	25	0	0	1486	9	43	454	1	24	3	0	0

August	17	2	0	0	72	0	27	47	-1	8	1	0	0

September	8	0	0	0	18	0	6	17	1	17	0	2	0

October	20	0	4	1	5	1	2	30	10	22	0	323	18

November	2	1	6	2	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	198	44

December	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0

Total to date	496	65	843	166	4829	112	131	1586	52	97	4	537	62

North Santiam Bennett Dams Fish Counts Thru December 31, 2020