Hello Kurt - Here are summaries for the Silver & Bear Creeks Steelhead Surveys on 3/19 & 3/26. I plan to conduct surveys again on Thursday, April 2nd.
Steelhead Surveys on March 19, 2015
Silver Creek (3/19/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
1 Live Steelhead, 4 Steelhead Redds
9 false redds; 1 CTT redd
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 49.0 F (@10:42am); (Air Temp. 51.2 F @ 10:40am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 49.4 F (@ 12:00 pm)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 49.8 F (@1:12 pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 48.2 F (@ 1:15 pm)
Bear Creek (3/19/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 0 Steelhead Redds; 2 false redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 47.6 F (@1:52 pm) (Air Temp. = 56.4 F @ 1:52pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 49.1 F (2:10pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 47.7 F (@2:51pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 47.8 F (@2:58pm)
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Steelhead Surveys on March 26, 2015
Silver Creek (3/26/15)
Flow Conditions: High- some color
1 Live Steelhead, 5 Steelhead Redds
5 false redds
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 50.0 F (@10:37am); (Air Temp. 58.2 F @ 10:35am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 51.2 F (@ 12:04 pm)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 52.1 F (@12:58pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 51.3 F (@ 12:55pm)
Bear Creek (3/26/15)
Flow Conditions: Medium-High some color
0 Live Steelhead, 0 Steelhead Redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 50.5 F (@1:45 pm) (Air Temp. = 64.8 F @ 1:44pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 51.6 F (2:06pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 50.3 F (@2:55pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 51.2 F (@2:58pm)
Thanks, Brady
D. Brady Green
8194 Skagit Way
Blaine, WA 98230-9554
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