Hello Friday Creek and Bear Creek Fans! Note forwarded steelhead survey counts for April 2nd and April 9th for Bear Creek and Friday Creek provided by volunteer, Brady Green. Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Kristi Carpenter
Skagit Conservation District
2021 E. College Way, Suite #203
Mount Vernon, WA 98723
(360) 428-4313
Here are summaries for the Silver & Bear Creeks Steelhead Surveys for the previous two weeks (4/2 and 4/9, 2015). I plan to conduct surveys again tomorrow on Thursday, April 16th.
Steelhead Surveys on April 2, 2015
Silver Creek (4/2/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 8 Steelhead Redds
5 false redds; 1 CTT redd
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 48.5 F (@10:17am); (Air Temp. 46.9 F @ 10:15am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 49.8 F (@ 11:45 am)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 49.6 F (@1:12 pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 50.3 F (@ 1:15 pm)
Bear Creek (4/2/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 0 Steelhead Redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 47.2 F (@1:28 pm) (Air Temp. = 45.6 F @ 1:26pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 52.1 F (1:52 pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 48.0 F (@2:39pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 47.7 F (@2:45pm)
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Steelhead Surveys on April 9, 2015
Silver Creek (4/9/15)
Flow Conditions: low-medium; clear
0 Live Steelhead, 3 Steelhead Redds
1 false redd; 1 CTT redd
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 47.6 F (@10:27am); (Air Temp. 52.6 F @ 10:25am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 48.9 F (@ 11:40am)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 50.8 F (@12:40pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 50.8 F (@ 12:42pm)
Bear Creek (4/9/15)
Flow Conditions: Low-Medium; clear
0 Live Steelhead, 1 Steelhead Redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 48.6 F (@1:20 pm) (Air Temp. = 59.2 F @ 1:18pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 57.3 F (1:58pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 50.0 F (@2:58pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 50.0 F (@3:02 pm)
Brady
D. Brady Green
8194 Skagit Way
Blaine, WA 98230-9554
Off Ph: 360-738-6496
Cell Ph: 360-201-5528
E-Mail: bgreen5645@aol.com
Sincerely,
Kristi Carpenter
Skagit Conservation District
2021 E. College Way, Suite #203
Mount Vernon, WA 98723
(360) 428-4313
Here are summaries for the Silver & Bear Creeks Steelhead Surveys for the previous two weeks (4/2 and 4/9, 2015). I plan to conduct surveys again tomorrow on Thursday, April 16th.
Steelhead Surveys on April 2, 2015
Silver Creek (4/2/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 8 Steelhead Redds
5 false redds; 1 CTT redd
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 48.5 F (@10:17am); (Air Temp. 46.9 F @ 10:15am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 49.8 F (@ 11:45 am)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 49.6 F (@1:12 pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 50.3 F (@ 1:15 pm)
Bear Creek (4/2/15)
Flow Conditions: medium & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 0 Steelhead Redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 47.2 F (@1:28 pm) (Air Temp. = 45.6 F @ 1:26pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 52.1 F (1:52 pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 48.0 F (@2:39pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 47.7 F (@2:45pm)
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Steelhead Surveys on April 9, 2015
Silver Creek (4/9/15)
Flow Conditions: low-medium; clear
0 Live Steelhead, 3 Steelhead Redds
1 false redd; 1 CTT redd
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 47.6 F (@10:27am); (Air Temp. 52.6 F @ 10:25am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 48.9 F (@ 11:40am)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 50.8 F (@12:40pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 50.8 F (@ 12:42pm)
Bear Creek (4/9/15)
Flow Conditions: Low-Medium; clear
0 Live Steelhead, 1 Steelhead Redds
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 48.6 F (@1:20 pm) (Air Temp. = 59.2 F @ 1:18pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 57.3 F (1:58pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 50.0 F (@2:58pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 50.0 F (@3:02 pm)
Brady
D. Brady Green
8194 Skagit Way
Blaine, WA 98230-9554
Off Ph: 360-738-6496
Cell Ph: 360-201-5528
E-Mail: bgreen5645@aol.com
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