Yakima Dams Fish Passage Study

The Bureau of Reclamation is leading a cooperative investigation with the Yakama Nation, state and Federal agencies, and others, to study the feasibility of providing fish passage at the five large storage dams of the Yakima Project. These dams—Bumping Lake, Kachess, Keechelus, Cle Elum, and Tieton—were never equipped with fish passage facilities. Four of the five reservoirs were originally natural lakes and historically supported Native American fisheries for sockeye salmon and other anadromous and resident fish.

Implementation of passage features at the dams has the potential to reintroduce sockeye salmon to the watershed; to increase populations of upper basin steelhead, coho salmon, and Chinook salmon; restore life history and genetic diversity of salmon; and reconnect isolated populations of bull trout. more>>

Phase I Assessment Report
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-001

Cle Elem and Bumping Lake Dams Fish Passage Facilities Biology Appendix
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-012

Assessment of Sockeye Salmon Production Potential
in the Bumping River Basin
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-010

Assessment of Sockeye Salmon Production Potential in the Cle Elum River Basin
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-008

Coho Salmon Production Potential in the Bumping River Basin
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-009

Coho Salmon Production Potential in the Cle Elum River Basin
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-007

Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics
of Cle Elum and Bumping Lakes
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-005

Fisheries Reintroduction Plan
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-003

Stream Macroinvertebrate Surveys in the Cle Elum and Bumping River Watersheds
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-002

Cle Elum Dam Interim Fish Passage Operations
2007 Annual Report
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-013

Cle Elum Dam Interim Fish Passage Operations
2006 Annual Report
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-011

Cle Elum Juvenile PIT Tag Fish Bypass System
Technical Series No. PN-YDFP-004

Kim McCartney
kimccartney@pn.usbr.gov
(509) 575-5848 x370

Last Update: November 25, 2008 12:38 PM