3 PT SS&C Report 2003-2004 Ledout to Spring

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77PUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIES: 2003-2004 ANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD AND CHAR REPORT .

LEDOUT CREEKWRIA: 10.0620 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.3

Dates surveyed: 11/5/02 to 5/14/03

Species surveyed: Coho, SteelheadAccess

M i l e 0 . 3 : The 62 Rd. crosses LeDout

approximately 0.3 mile from the mouth. Thisstream is used a s a take out for the Kellog

creek survey.

.

DESCRIPTION

The lower surveyed reach of LeDout creekcontains good spawning gravel. The habitat of

the stream consists mostly of low gradient poolsand riffles. The riffle at the confluence with the

Puyallup is often too shallow in late summer to

allow salmon access. Coho and steelhead are the mostoften seen salmonids utilizing the creek. LeDout creek

contains a good proportion of small and medium size

woody debris, and the surrounding riparian zone consist

mostly of alder and Douglas fir. Although there hasbeen logging activity near the creek in the past, a good

buffer zone now exist along the majority of the creek.

LeDout creekcontains a goodproportion ofsmall andmedium sizewoody debris.

Excellent spawningopportunities existthroughoutLeDout creek.


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LEDOUT CREEK COHO SEASON COMPARISONS

(1999 - 2003)

6

27

3 3

1

5

15

21

7

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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2004 LEDOUT CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

LEDOUT CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS

(1995 - 2004)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

3/17/04 3/26/04 4/8/04 4/22/04 5/4/04 5/14/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSEREVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

8

4

8

3

1

2

10

2 2

1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

REDDS


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DESCRIPTIONMeadow creek is a tributary of the Mowich river.

Much of the creek is low to moderate gradientwith abundant spawning gravel, wood, and

canopy cover along the entire reach. Meadow

creek is pristine in may ways, but its locationhigh in the watershed above the Electron diver-

sion dam has prevented salmon and

steelheadfrom access-

ing and

utilizing thisstream for a

century. The

creek doeshowever,

have a resi-

dent popula-tion of cut-

throat. It is

also suspected that char are present since

they populate the Mowich river and anumber of its tributaries, but they have

not been documented. Currently, Meadow

creek is only surveyed and snorkeled (upper right) a couple times a year to determine if

salmon or steelhead are repopulating the stream.

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.5Dates surveyed: Not survey ed in 2003

Species surveyed: Chinook,Coho, Char,

Steelhead

MEADOW CREEKWRIA: 10.0630 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

Old road

bridge crossingMeadow creekat RM 0.5.

Photo showing typical habitat in Meadowcreek. Abundant spawning gravel, wood, and

canopy cover exist along the entire reach ofthe creek.


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DESCRIPTION

The Mowich Riveris a major tributarydraining into the

upper Puyallup Riverat R.M. 42.3. The

glacial headwaters of

the North and Southforks of the Mowich

River, originate at the

North and SouthMowich glaciers on the

west side of Mt.

Rainier. The Northand South Mowichflow though Mt.

Rainier National Park

and reach theirconfluence at R.M. 7.5

to form the Mowich

River. Severaltributaries flow into

the Mowich including

Crater creek, Meadow and Rushingwater creeks. The upper reaches of the MowichRiver consist of steep and moderate gradient flows over largely cobble and boulder

substrate. The wide active channels of the North and South Mowich are bordered by

large dense conifer forests. The lower reach of theMowich River is comprised of more complex habitat.

With the completion of the Electron fish ladder

(R.M. 41.7) in the fall of 2000, anadromous fishpassage was restored for the first time since 1904.

Surplus chinook and coho salmon from Voights creek

hatchery have

been planted inthe Mowich river

(right) , and

Rushingwatercreek (see graph

on followingpage) for the past several years in efforts to jumpstart the upper Puyallup. The first documented

spawning of naturally returning chinook in 97

years ( left photo) was observed in the lower reach

(R.M. 1.0) on September 7, 2001.

MOWICH RIVERWRIA: 10.0624 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

River miles survey ed: 0.0 - 1.0Dates survey ed: NOT SURVEYED IN 2003

Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho, Steelhead


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ADULT CHINOOK AND COHO SURPLUS

PLANTS IN MOWICH RIVER(1997 - 2003)

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR PLANTED

NUM

BER

OFFISH

PLANTED

MALE COHO

FEMALE COHO

MALE CHINOOK

FEMALE CHINOOK


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NIESSON CREEKWRIA: 10.0622 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 2.5Dates surveyed: 3/15/04 to 5/14/04

Species surveyed: Coho, Steelhead

AccessMile 1.8: The Kapowsin tree farms 2 rd

crosses Niesson creek near Moose Junction.Mile 2.2 : A short distance past the 2 rd

bridge, the 21 rd turns to the right andagain crosses Niesson in approximately 0.2

miles.

The mouth of Niesson creek. The Puyallup river f lows alongthe left side of the photo.

DESCRIPTION

This medium sized stream varies betweenpool-riffle and forced pool-riffle in character and

contains excellent spawning gravel throughout

the survey reach. The riparian zone consists ofconifers and alders with moderate amounts of

large woody debris present. Recent timber

harvest activities have reduced the riparian zoneto the state required minimum in several

extended reaches in the lower river.

This stream is only surveyed consistently forsteelhead. Steelhead

have been observed

spawning as high as RM2.2 near the abandoned

22 Rd. Naturally

returning coho wereobserved for the first time

in 2002. Puyallup tribal

fisheries staff have beentransporting live surplus

adult coho from theVoights creek hatcherysince 1998.

Typicalhabitat inNiessoncreek. Thisphoto wastaken look-ing upstreamat approxi-

mately RM1.0.


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ADULT COHO SURPLUS PLANTS INNIESSON CREEK

(1998 - 2003)

76

261

188

257

45

5

164

74

236

188

243

299

171

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR PLANTED

NU

MBEROFFISH

PLANTED

MALE COHO

FEMALE COHO

These data resulted from a live adult surplus plant from the WDFW Voights creek hatchery.


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2004 NIESSON CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

NIESSON CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS

(1995 - 2004)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3/26/04 4/8/04 4/22/04 5/4/04 5/14/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

49

29

45

17

27

37

49

22

9

14

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

REDDS


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DESCRIPTION

The survey reach is a low gradient pool-rifflestream that contains excellent spawning gravel

from RM 6.5 (the top of Lake Kapowsin) to RM 7.5

with several deep pools and moderate amounts ofin-stream woody debris. Below 7.0 there are

numerous braids and side channels which rejoin

near the lake and much of the gravel in this reachis unstable. At RM 7.1 there is a large log jam

creating an oxbow in the channel. At low, earlyseason flows the creek filters through gravel underthe debris rather than in the stream channel at

this point and blocks anadromous

migration. However leaf litter andincreased fall flows revert the water

into the channel every year near the

peak of the coho run.

OHOP CREEKWRIA: 10.0600 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004


Dates surveyed: 10/15/03 to 11/24/03

Species surveyed: CohoAccess

Mile 7.0: At the intersection of Orville Rd

and Kapowsin Hwy follow Orville road for

approximately two miles to a small turn-outon the left. Follow the trail to the

creek. The upper 0.5 miles must be doublewalked but it is possible to drop in just above

RM 6.5 by crossing the railroad tracks andfollowing a rough trail to the creek.

Several excellentspawning opportuni-

ties exist in thelower reach of Ohop.

Upper reachof t he sur-vey, in-creasedgradient andfewerspawningopportuni-

ties areavailable.


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2003 OHOP CREEK COHO COUNTS

OHOP CREEK COHO SEASON COMPARISONS(1995 - 2003)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

10/15/03 10/27/03 11/12/03 11/24/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

71

488

53

7

314

34

100

31

141

39

25

76

295

54

41

3

6

19

4

91

219

11

4

1

30

33

88

29

96

31

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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DESCRIPTION

There is a bedrock falls about 0.3 miles

upstream of the bridge over Pinochle creek thatblocks further upstream migration (see photo below).

Below this obstruction, to Pinochles confluence with

the West fork of the White River there exists excellentspawning and rearing habitat. The channel is low

gradient, unconfined, and pool-riffle in character with

abundant woody debris from the surrounding old-growth forest.

Pinochle is generally only surveyed for chinook

salmon, but this years reportincludes some coho observations.

There is an acclimation pond on

nearby cripple creek andreturning chinook are likely the

result of this enhancement

program. Much of the spawning

activity takes place in the lower0.2 miles of this stream which

runs within the West Fork Whitesfloodplain.

PINOCHLE CREEKWRIA: 10.0198 - WHITE RIVER 2003 - 2004


Dates surveyed: 8/25/03 to 11/25/03Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho

AccessMile 0.4: Approximately 0.25 miles past

the West fork of the White River bridgeon the Forest Service 74 Rd. there is a

spur road to the right. This road crossesPinochle creek within several hundred

yards.

Large numbers ofcoho, as seen inthis photo, can beobserved eachseason holding inthis pool justbelow theconfluence withCripple and Wrongcreeks.

Anadromous blockageon Pinochle creek atapproximately RM 0.8


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2003 PINOCHLE CREEK CHINOOK COUNTS

2003 PINOCHLE CREEK COHO COUNTS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

8/25/03 9/8/03 9/17/03 9/25/03 10/6/03 10/28/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

9/17/03 10/6/03 10/28/03 11/13/03 11/25/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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DESCRIPTIONThe lowest section of the

Puyallup River, from the

confluence with the White Riverat RM 10.7 to Commencement

bay is confined by levees and

the habitat lacks complexity.The small amount of suitable

gravel present is often

compacted and offers littlespawning opportunity.

Steelhead have been observed

spawning just upstream from

the White River confluence; thelowest documented spawning of

any species in the river.

From the White River to theconfluence with the Carbon

River at RM 17.4 and upstream

to about RM 23 just above thetown of Orting, the river is still

tightly confined by

levees on both sideswith the expected

lack of channel

complexity. Thisreach is similar to

the lower Puyallup

but does supportsporadic spawning

by chum, chinook

PUYALLUP RIVERWRIA: 10.0021 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

River miles surveyed: 10.5 to 45.7Dates surveyed: OFTEN UNSURVEYEABLE-NO RELIABLE COUNTS

Species surveyed: Steelhead, Chinook


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and steelhead during their respective

seasons. Along Orville Rd., upstreamof Orting, a levee setback project was

completed in the summer of 1999.

Approximately 2 miles of new leveewas built back from the original levee

adding over a hundred acres to the

floodplain in this reach. Several highwater events later, many side

channels have formed and spawning

gravel has been retained but no adultuse has been documented.

From RM 25.5 to 30.8 the channel

is only partially contained by leveesand there are many side channels.

There is little spawning activity within

this reach however, due to the higher

gradient and resultingincrease in average

substrate size.

Upstream from

Puget Sound

Energys Electronpowerhouse at RM

30.8 the river flows

through a deep,narrow canyon

(center photo).

There are manysmall vertical

drops and bedrockcascades withinthis 6 mile canyon,

all of which are

passable to salmon

and steelhead.There is

frequentspawningopportunities in

the tailouts of

the many deeppools within this

reach.

From RM41.3

downstream to

the top of thecanyon the river

is moderatelyconfined and

provides severalhigh quality

spawning

opportunities. The highest densitiesof steelhead spawning in the Puyallup

river occur within this reach. With the

completion of the Electron fish ladder(R.M. 41.7) in the fall of 2000,

anadromous fish passage was restored for

the first time since 1904. There are

approximately 26+ miles of usable habitatabove the diversion and surveys are

conducted occasionally in response to thePuyallup Tribes live surplus hauls each

fall.

PuyallupRiver canyonapproximatelyR.M. 30.

Leveesetbackproject atR.M. 26.5.New Leveecan beseen nearcountyroad and

remnantsof oldlevee arevisible inthe stream

Plantingadultsurpluscoho intheNorthFork of

thePuyallupriver(2003).


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necessary to raise the

trap to access the fish

that have entered. The inside of the trap canbe accessed through removable side and top

panels. The trap had limited success in 2002and 2003 due to low flows, sediment build-upin the trap and ladder cells, possible trap

avoidance by migrating fish and occasional

high flows which went over the trap. Nosteelhead were captured in 2004.

DESCRIPTIONWith the completion of the Electron

fish ladder (R.M. 41.7) in the fall of2000, anadromous fish passage was

restored for the first time since 1904.

There are approximately 26+ miles of

usable habitat above the diversion andsurveys are conducted occasionally in

response to the Puyallup Tribes livesurplus hauls each fall. Naturally

returning steelhead and chinook were

observed above the

diversion soon after theladders completion.

A passive fish trap

was constructed andinstalled in the summer

of 2002. The aluminum

trap was placed in thelower end of the fish

ladder (cell 7), and is

lifted by a 2 ton electricwinch powered by a

diesel generator. It is

PUYALLUP RIVER: ELECTRON

FISH LADDER TRAP

WRIA: 10.0021 - PUYALLUP RIVER WATERSHED 2003 - 2004

(Above) Electronladder trap shown

in the raised posi-

tion. (Center)Electron ladder,

trap and diversion.

(Bott om) Installa-tion of t he Electron

fish ladder trap inthe summer of

2002. The green

box houses thediesel generator

that powers the

elect ric winch usedto move the trap.

River Mile: 41.7

Species sampled: Chinook, Coho, Steelhead


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DESCRIPTION

Rangercreek is a small left bank tributary of

the upper Carbon River. It flows entirely withinMt. Rainier National Park. The lower 0.4 miles

are very low gradient with several deep pools and

small but plentiful gravel throughout the reach.Above this the gradient increases significantly.

The fall of 2000 was the first year any salmon

spawning surveys were conducted and none wereobserved. Several redds were observed

early in the spawning season but their

small size and timing matched the bulltrout spawning documented in other

headwater tributaries in the watershed.

RANGER CREEKWRIA: 10.0530 - CARBON RIVER 2003 - 2004


Dates surveyed: NOT SURVEYED IN 2003Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho, Char

AccessMile 0.1: The Carbon River road in Mount

Rainier National Park crosses Ranger below

the Ipsut creek campground.

The lower0.4 milesare very lowgradientwith severaldeep poolsand smallbut plenti-ful gravelthroughoutthe reach.

Ranger creek

looking upstreamfrom theconfluence with theCarbon River .


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DESCRIPTION

Rody creek was surveyed on a regular rotation

for the past two season, rather than spot-checked

occasionally. The habitat quality is poor, withmuch of the accessible channel choked with reed

canary grass (see lower photo), The channelbecomes surveyable generally after the first

freshet of the season. However, chum and cohosalmon were observed spawning in the stream

this season. A large number of chum spawned

in the small section just below Pioneer.

RODY CREEKWRIA: 10.0028 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004

The channel becomes surveyeable generally after thefirst freshet of the season.


Dates surveyed: 10/30/03 to 1/21/04Species surveyed: Coho, Chum

Access

Mile 0.4: Pioneer Avenue crosses Rody creeka short distance above its confluence with

Clarks creek.

Rody creek,

looking down-stream from

Pionee r Way E.

The habitatquality is poor,

wit h much of the

accessible chan-nel choked with

reed canary grass.


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2003 RODY CREEK COHO COUNTS

2003 RODY CREEK CHUM COUNTS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

10/30/03 11/13/03 11/24/03 12/4/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

11/24/03 12/4/03 12/16/03 12/29/03 1/9/04 1/21/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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DESCRIPTION

Rushingwater creek is a left bank tributaryentering the Mowich river approximately 0.6

miles up from its mouth. The upper reach of the

creek is mostly comprised of pools and glides,with fine and medium sized substrate. Abundant in-stream woody debris and moderate

to dense canopy cover extends through most of this reach. Adult surplus coho have been

planted in the upper reach of Rushingwater since 1997.The lower reach (1.0 mile) of the creek consist of a more complex riffle - pool complex.

The substrate is considerably larger, consisting of large gravel, cobble and boulders. Adult

surplus chinook have been planted at RM 0.5 over the last five years. An acclimationpond used for

r e a r i n g

juvenile coho is

also located just off the

main channel.

A considerableamount of

beaver activityand structuresare present in

Rushingwater

creek.

RUSHINGWATER CREEKWRIA: 10.0625 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004


Dates surveyed: Not survey ed in 2003

Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho

Upper reach of Rushingwater creek. This isabout .03 miles above the location where adult

surplus coho from Voights creek hatchery areplanted.

Acclimation pondlocated on the lowerreach ofRushingwater creek.


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RUSHINGWATER CREEK ADULT COHO PLANTS

(1997 - 2003)

RUSHINGWATER CREEK ACCLIMATION POND

CHINOOK AND COHO PLANTS

(1999 - 2004)

50

119

169

237

371

127

50

106

170

31

2

177

124

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003YEAR PLANTED

NUMBER

OFFISH

PLANTED

MALE COHO

FEMALE COHO

149

,970

101

,400

100

,350

100

,400

104

,500

84

,000

38

,093

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

YEAR PLANTED

NUMBER

OFFISH

PLANTED

COHO

CHINOOK


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DESCRIPTIONThe surveyed reach of Salmon creek, also known

as Strawberry creek, consists of a straightened,incised channel

r u n n i n g

alongside apasture. The

riparian vegetation of reed canary grass provides little in

the way of shade or LWD inputs. The substrate isprimarily fine sediment with small amounts of gravel.

There is little spawning habitat in Salmon creek and many

of the salmon observed in this reach are likely to beascending to the spring fed tributary, Salmon tributary,

entering Salmon creek just upstream at RM 0.5.

SALMON CREEKWRIA: 10.0035 - WHITE RIVER 2003 - 2004

Salmon creek lo oking downstream above East

Valley Highway.River miles surveyed: 0.4 to 0.5Dates surveyed: 10/27/03 to 1/21/04

Species surveyed: Coho, Chum

Access

Mile 0.3: 4309 East Valley Highway crosses

Salmon creek. Salmon creek is also referredto as Strawberry creek. Check-in with Sumner

RV (253)863-5644 before surveys are

conducted.

A few chum can be ob-

served spawning in thecreek just West of where

the creek passes under the

East valley Highway.


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2003 SALMON CREEK COHO COUNTS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

10/27/03 11/13/03 11/24/03 12/9/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

11/13/03 11/24/03 12/9/03 12/16/03 12/29/03 1/9/04 1/21/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

2003 SALMON CREEK CHUM COUNTS

SALMON CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(1991 - 2003)

51

20

25

93

138

49

27

70

28

1

82

47

109

18

31

44

78

61

17

12 1

4

2 2

44

23

13

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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DESCRIPTION

Salmon Tributary is a short run, spring-fed

stream entering Salmon (Strawberry) creek. Itcontains approximately 0.1 miles of moderategradient channel with excellentgravel before the

gradient increases and inhibits further

upstream access. Its consistent flowssupport a large run of chum salmon

(top photo) for a stream of this size,

along with a few coho. The chumreturn for the past few seasons has

been exceptional. Once again, there

were no blockage problems like thesmall debris jam which occurred in the

2000 - 2001 season which prevented

all but a few chum from accessing thecreek. Extremely heavy predation in

2003 accounted for most of the dead

chum along Salmon Tributary.

.

SALMON TRIBUTARYWRIA: 10.0036 - WHITE RIVER 2003 - 2004



Access

Mile 0.3: 4309 East Valley Highway crosses

Salmon creek. Salmon Tributary entersSalmon creek 0.1 miles upstream of the bridge.

Check-in with Sumner RV (253)863-5644

before surveys are conducted.

Chum salmonworking it s way upSalmon Tributary.


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2003 SALMON TRIBUTARY CHUM COUNTS

SALMON TRIBUTARY CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS

(1993 - 2003)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

11/13/03 11/24/03 12/9/03 12/16/03 12/29/03 1/9/04 1/21/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

142

363

255

89

130

481

50

4

456

242

758

3

125

182

89

96

385

68

15

420

396

216

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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DESCRIPTION

This is a spring fed tributary to lower Silver

creek. It flows through a low gradient pool riffle

channel with moderate amounts of in-streamwoody debris. The

riparian vegetation

consists of largeconifers with many

hardwoods near its

confluence withSilver creek. There

is excellent gravel

throughout the

reach although itis often obscured

by fine sand. The

creek runsdirectly though the Silver Springs

campground.

Of special note is the documentation of Bulltrout spawning in September (above) shortly

before the coho appear (top photo). Chinookwere observed for the first time spawning in2001, yet no chinook were observed in 2002

or 2003. Pink salmon were observed spawning

in the creek in 2003 (left photo), a singlesockeye was also seen.

SILVER SPRINGS CREEKWRIA: 10.0332A - WHITE RIVER 2003 - 2004


Species surveyed: Chinook (N.O.), Coho,

Char (N.O.), PinkN.O.= None Observed

Access The stream runs parallel to the White river

between it and the Silver Springs campgroundon Hwy. 410 below the Crystal Mountain Road.You can walk upstream on Silver creek to the

highway after looking at Silver Springs.

Several pink salmon were observedspawning in the creek during the 2003spawning season.


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2003 SILVER SPRINGS CREEK COHO COUNTS

2003 SILVER SPRINGS CREEK PINK COUNTS

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

9/15/03 10/6/03 10/28/03 11/13/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

9/8/03 9/15/03 9/19/03 10/6/03 10/28/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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DESCRIPTION

From RM 0.0 to RM 12.6 the stream is pool-riffle in character with many deep pools and a few

higher gradient cascades. Spawning gravel is

excellent and plentiful throughout this lowerreach. Above this the stream is higher gradient

and is moderately to extremely confined within adeep canyon.Migration is

blocked at

approximatelyR.M. 15.0 by

a large

bedrockcascade

Spawning

gravel becomes scarce in this upper reach andmany heavily scoured bedrock sections exist.

Chinook spawning occurs primarily in thelower 8 miles while Coho show increased usage inthe middle and upper sections of the anadromous

reach. Chum utilize the lower 3 miles heavily but

have been observed well above the lower Burnett

bridge at R.M. 8.0. Steelhead utilize the entire


Dates surveyed: 9/04/03 to 6/19/04Species surveyed: Chinook, Pink,

Chum, Steelhead

Access

Mile 8.0: Follow Hwy 162 to Lower

Burnett Rd. Turn right and follow to

bridge.Mile 5.8: Hwy 162 bridge near fire

station at outskirts of South Prairie.Hwy 162 crosses South Prairie creek 3

more times downstream, providingexcellent foot access.

Mile 0.0:Take Hwy 162 to Carbon River

bridge. Follow dike downstream toSouth Prairie Creek mouth.

SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEKWRIA: 10.0429 - CARBON RIVER 2003 - 2004

Chum surveys are conducted byPuyallup tribal fisheries staff on thelower 8 miles each season by raft.WDFW surveys South Prairie creekfor chinook and steelhead.

Pink salmon spawning in South

Prairie creek (2003).


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stream.below the falls with reduced usage in the canyon reach below the falls.

The riparian zone changes dramatically over the 15 miles of anadromous stream.The upper canyon reach flows through a commercial forest and streamside vegetation

consists of second growth fir and alder. Buffer widths along recent harvest areas are

generally wider than the state regulated minimum due to steep, potentially unstableslopes along the canyon. From there to R. M. 6.0 the riparian zone is relatively intact,

consisting of mature hardwoods with some fir. Occasional residential development

exists along this reach. Below this to the confluence there exists many diked reachesand streamside residential development is common. Much of the lower 6 miles flows

through active agricultural land. Alder and cottonwood are the most

common streamside tree species.


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2003 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK CHINOOK COUNTS

SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK CHINOOK SEASON COMPARISONS

(1998 - 2003)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

9/4/03

9/11/03

9/16/03

9/18/03

9/23/03

9/25/03

9/30/03

10/1/03

10/7/03

10/8/03

10/15/03

10/16/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

2003 South Prairie creek chinook graphs were generated using survey data collect ed by WDFW.

838

92

8

536

692

505

527

377

537

127

326

244

312

388

503

81

251

360

117

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS

(1992 - 2003)

341

364 6

40

1428

434 7

85

2028

390

2149

3943

7309

1

110

63

44

363

383

88

703

331

80

499

10

32

2986

265

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

9 /4 /03 9 /1 1/ 03 9 /1 6/0 3 9/18/03 9 /2 3/0 3 9/ 25 /0 3 9 /3 0/0 3 10/1/03 1 0/ 7/0 3 1 0/8 /0 3 1 0/ 15 /0 3 1 0/16 /03

DATE SURVEY ED

NUMBEROBSERVED

L I V E

D E A D

2003 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK PINK COUNTS

2003 Greenwater Riv er pink graph was generated using survey data collec ted by WDFW.


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2004 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS

(1999 - 2004)

2004 South Prairie creek steelhead graphs were generated using survey data collected by WDFW.

0

1 0

2 0

3 0

4 0

5 0

6 0

3/12-3/23 3/29-4/8 4/14-4/23 4/26-5/6 5/10-5/26 6/4-6/14

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

L IVE

DEAD

REDDS

159

146

196

119

93

187

0

50

100

150

200

250

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

REDDS


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DESCRIPTION Below Pioneer the substrateconsists of moderately compactedgravel with abundant fines. It is

deeply incised (top photo) until its

confluence with Clear creek where itpasses under the railroad (left photo).

Upstream of Pioneer, the channel

quickly becomes braided and shallow

with abundant hardwood debris.There is some gravel present above

Pioneer. Squally creek is mainly

utilized by chum, however, a few cohoare often observed spawning in the

lower reach of the creek.

SQUALLY CREEKWRIA: 10.0024 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004



Access

Mile 0.1: Pioneer Ave. crosses Squally creek

East of Canyon Rd.


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2003 SQUALLY CREEK CHUM COUNTS

SQUALLY CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS

(1997 - 2003)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

11/24/03 12/4/03 12/16/03 12/29/03 1/9/04 1/21/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

23 3

32

20

3

5

12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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Description

From 0.3 to 1.0 thestream is pool riffle in

character and containsgood spawning gravel,

riparian diversity andchannel complexity.

Swan creek is prone tohigh water events

however, and the substrate is only moderately stable. A sediment

detention pond is located at RM 0.3 (bottom photo) and is dredgedannually or biannually by Pierce county. Puyallup Tribal

Fisheries staff seines the pond before dredging to remove the

majority of fish

present. Although

Swan creek is surveyedfor all salmon species,

only chum areobserved in relativly

strong numbers.

SWAN CREEKWRIA: 10.0003 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004


Dates surveyed: 8/22/03 to 5/24/04Species surveyed:Chinook- N.O. Coho-N.O.,

Chum, Steelhead

N.O.= None observedAccess

Mile 0.3: Pioneer way crosses the stream near

the Swan Creek Park trailhead. Follow trailupstream through park and along Swan creek.

Chum spawn-ing in Swancreek, just

above Pioneerway.


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2003 SWAN CREEK CHUM COUNTS

SWAN CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(1992 - 2003)

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

11/13/03 11/24/03 12/9/03 12/16/03 12/29/03 1/9/04 1/21/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

7

131

84

7 6

77

47

17

252

217

692

9

41

20

6

38

38

113

222

574

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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2004 SWAN CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

SWAN CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS(1992 - 2004)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

3/16/04 3/31/04 4/14/04 5/12/04 5/24/04

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

7

2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1 995 1996 19 97 1 9 9 8 199 9 200 0 2001 2 002 2003 2004

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

R E D D S


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DESCRIPTION

Swift creek is a tributary of the upper

Puyallup river. Most of the creek consists of

moderate to high gradient flows with cobble

and boulder substrate. The first 150 to 200

meters of stream contain good spawning gravels

and low gradient. Swift creek is not regularlysurveyed but rather it

is the location of

annual surplus adult

coho plants from

Voights creek. Adult

coho are planted

(right) 0.3 mile from

the mouth, but most

of the fish move

downstream and

spawn in the lower section of the creek. One or twosurveys are conducted to determine how successful

the adult plants are.

SWIFT CREEKWRIA: 10.0697 - PUYALLUP RIVER 2003 - 2004


Date Surveyed:Not survey ed in 2003

Species surveyed: Coho

Most of the cohoplanted move down-stream to spawn inthe lower reach.

Swift creek looking upstream from the 710road. This is the location of adult coho plants.


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SWIFT CREEK SURPLUS ADULT COHO PLANTS(1997 - 2003)

53

245 2

57

292

250

98

53

208

256

194

134

72

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR PLANTED

NUMBEROFFISH

PLANTED

MALE COHO

FEMALE COHO

Documents

3 PT SS&C Report 2003-2004 Ledout to Spring