Kristi Carpenter
Skagit Conservation District
(360) 428-4313From: BGreen5645@aol.com
To: kurt.perry@dfw.wa.gov
CC: bgreen5645@aol.com
Sent: 3/5/2015 2:33:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: 3/4/2015 Silver Cr. Bear Cr. STHD Surveys
Kurt - Here are my steelhead spawner survey results from yesterday.
Silver Creek
Flow Conditions: low flow & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 1 Steelhead Redd (between Hwy 99 Bridge and Alger-Cain Lake Rd. Bridge)
Water Temperatures:
Silver Cr. @ Hwy 99 Bridge = 41.0 F (Air Temp. 42.9 F @ 10:05am)
Silver Cr. at upper end of Index = 42.0 F (@ 11:20 am)
Silver Cr. immediately upstream from Friday Cr. confluence = 43.1 F (@12:14 pm)
Friday Cr. immediately above Silver Cr. confluence = 43.3 F (@12:17pm)
Bear Creek
Flow Conditions: low & clear
0 Live Steelhead, 2 Steelhead Redds (1 below and 2 above Lake Samish Rd. Bridge)
Water Temperatures:
Bear Cr. @ Lake Samish Rd. Bridge = 42.2 F (@12:52pm) (Air Temp. = 48.0 F @ 12:50pm)
Friday Creek immediately upstream from Bear Cr. confluence = 47.6 F (1:30pm)
SF Bear Cr. = 43.8 F (@2:20pm)
NF Bear Cr. = 42.3 F (@2:27pm)
NOTE: Lots more salmon fry (1-2 inches) in pools and channel margins in Bear Cr. and a upper Silver Cr.
Thanks, Brady
D. Brady Green
8194 Skagit Way
Blaine, WA 98230-9554
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