Volume 2010, Issue 12
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Delta Stewardship Council Meeting:
April 22-23
2010 VAMP Period:
April 23 - May 23
ASLO & NABS Meeting:
June 6-11
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Photo by FISHBIO.
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Key Highlights
Calaveras
River Juvenile Migration Monitoring. A total of 278 O. mykiss were captured at Shelton Road (RM 28) increasing the
season total to 824.
Mokelumne
River Juvenile Migration Monitoring. A total of 62
Chinook salmon were captured at Vino Farms (RM 54) increasing the season total
to 8,167, and 7 Chinook salmon were captured at Golf (RM 38) increasing the
season total to 63.
San Joaquin
River Juvenile Migration Monitoring. On March 29, the California Department of Fish and Game
(CDFG) initiated Kodiak Trawling on the San Joaquin River near Mossdale.
Stanislaus
River Juvenile Migration Monitoring. On March 31, seining surveys
were conducted at various locations between Oakdale (RM 40) and the confluence
with the San Joaquin River. Chinook salmon were captured at Oakdale (RM 40),
Jacob Meyers (RM 33) and McHenry (RM 28).
A
total of 630 Chinook salmon were captured in the Oakdale rotary screw trap (RM
40) increasing the season total to 34,574.
At Caswell
State Park (RM 8), data is not yet available for the reporting period.
Tuolumne
River Juvenile Migration Monitoring. A total of 89
Chinook salmon were captured at Waterford (RM 30) increasing the season total
to 1,440. Two Chinook salmon were captured at Grayson (RM 5) increasing the
season total to 20.
Weir
Monitoring. One Chinook salmon was detected as it passed upstream of the
Stanislaus River Weir and zero Chinook salmon were detected passing upstream of
the Tuolumne River Weir.
San Joaquin River
Conditions. San Joaquin River flows at Vernalis
generally increased ranging from 1,910 cfs to 3,861 cfs. Water temperatures in
the San Joaquin River ranged between 54.9�F and 64.3�F and average
daily dissolved oxygen (DO) ranged between 9.3 mg/L and 11.6 mg/L.
Delta Exports. Combined
total exports (state and federal pumps) generally decreased during the
reporting period ranging from 6,322 cfs and 1,441 cfs.
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2009/10 Calaveras River Juvenile Migration Monitoring
The Calaveras River rotary screw trap
at Shelton Road (RM 28) sampled eight
days Figure 1. Calaveras River rotary screw trap at Shelton road. | between March 29 and April 11 (Figure 1). A total of 278 O. mykiss were captured, increasing the
season total to 824. Daily catch ranged between five and 126 O. mykiss (Figure 2). Most of the O. mykiss captured, (n=165) were YOY (<100 mm) and were rated as
fry (n=130) and parr (n=35). Eleven Age 1+ (100-299 mm) were also captured and
were all rated as silvery parr (n=6) and smolt (n=5). Average forklengths and
weights are provided in Table 1 for 176 of O.
mykiss measured.
No Chinook salmon have been captured this
season.
Instantaneous temperatures recorded at the trap
ranged from 52.5�F to 60.0�F (Figure 3), and turbidity ranged from 0.21 NTU to
3.52 NTU. Daily average flow fluctuated between 18 cfs and 25 cfs at New Hogan
Dam (NHG), between 2 cfs and 47 cfs at Cosgrove Creek (COS), and between 0 cfs
and 62 cfs at Bellota (MRS).
Table 1.
Biosampling data for O. mykiss captured
and measured at Shelton Road between March 29 and April 11, 2010. Parentheses
indicate range.
Figure 2. Daily O. mykiss catch at Shelton Road and Calaveras River flow recorded by New Hogan
Dam (NHG) and Cosgrove Creek (COS) combined, between November 1, 2009 and April
11, 2010.
Figure 3. Daily O. mykiss catch at Shelton Road and Calaveras River temperature recorded instantaneously
at trap location between November 1, 2009 and April 11, 2010.
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2009/10 Mokelumne River Juvenile Migration Monitoring
The Mokelumne River rotary screw trap at Vino Farms (RM 54) continued to sample
intermittently between March 29 and April 11 and a total of 62 Chinook salmon
were captured increasing the season total to 8,167.
Average
daily flows from Camanche Reservoir (CMN) fluctuated between 331 cfs and 407
cfs (Figure 4). Instantaneous temperature ranged between 50.9�F and 52.9�F and instantaneous turbidity ranged between
1.95 NTU and 2.64 NTU.
Two O. mykiss were captured at Vino Farms during the report period
increasing the season total to 36.
Figure 4. Daily Chinook catches at Vino
Farms and Mokelumne River flow recorded by Camanche Reservoir (CMN), between
December 1, 2009 and April 11, 2010.
The Mokelumne River rotary
screw trap at Golf (RM 38) continued to sample intermittently between March 29 and
April 11 and a total of seven Chinook salmon were captured increasing the season total to 63 (Figure 5).
Average daily flows
recorded at Woodbridge (WBR) ranged between 230 cfs and 327 cfs (Figure 5). Instantaneous temperature ranged between 52.5�F and 58.1�F and
instantaneous turbidity ranged between 1.81 NTU and 2.44 NTU.
A total of 118 O. mykiss were captured at Golf during this reporting period increasing the season total
to 646 (Note: All 118 O. mykiss had
clipped adipose fins suggesting hatchery origin).
Figure 5. Daily Chinook catches at Golf and Mokelumne
River flow recorded at Woodbridge (WBR), between December 1, 2009 and April 11,
2010.
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San Joaquin River Juvenile Migration Monitoring
On March 29, the California
Department of Fish and Game initiated Kodiak trawling (Mossdale Trawl) on
the San Joaquin River near Mossdale. Ten days (10 tows per day) of Kodiak trawling
(Mossdale Trawl) were
conducted between March 29 and April 11. A
total of 46 juvenile Chinook salmon were caught. Catch ranged between one and nine
Chinook per 10 tows (Figure 6).
Figure 6. Chinook salmon catch (per ten
tows) at the Mossdale Trawl and San Joaquin River flow recorded by Vernalis
(VNS), between March 29 and April 11 2010.
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2010 Stanislaus River Juvenile Migration Monitoring
Stanislaus River
seining surveys were conducted on March 31 at various locations between
Oakdale (RM 40) and the confluence with the San Joaquin River. A total of 19 Chinook salmon were
captured at Oakdale (RM 40), 62 ChinookFigure 7. Chinook salmon photographed in the Stanislaus River. | salmon were captured at Jacob Meyer (RM
33), and one Chinook salmon was captured at McHenry (RM 28). Forklengths
ranged from 42 mm to 78 mm (avg: 58 mm), 32 mm to 71 mm (avg: 59 mm), and 60
mm, respectively (Figure 7). Average daily flow at Ripon was 280 cfs.
The Stanislaus River rotary screw trap at Oakdale (RM 40) sampled continuously between March 29
and April 11. A total of 630 juvenile Chinook salmon were captured during the
reporting period increasing the season total to 34,574. Daily catch ranged
between 14 and 120 Chinook salmon. Average forklengths and weights of
Chinook salmon are provided in Table 2 for 498 fish that were measured. Most of
the measured Chinook were smolts (n=334), including five larger fish (i.e.,
> 100 mm), but there were also fry (n=7) and parr (n=157).
No O. mykiss were captured at Oakdale during the reporting period. Nine O. mykiss have been captured so far this season.
Table
2. Biosampling data for Chinook salmon and O.
mykiss captured and measured at Oakdale between March 29 and April 11, 2010.
No trap efficiency
experiments were conducted during the reporting period due to insufficient
daily catch.
Figure 8. Daily Chinook
salmon catch at Oakdale and Stanislaus River flow recorded at Goodwin Dam (GDW)
and Ripon (RIP), 2010.
Data is not yet available for the Stanislaus
River rotary screw trap at Caswell State Park (RM 8) during the
reporting period.
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2010 Tuolumne River Juvenile Migration Monitoring
The Tuolumne
River rotary screw trap at Waterford (RM 30) operated continuously
between Figure 9. Chinook salmon captured at Tuolumne River rotary screw trap at Waterford. | March 29 and April 11. A total of 89 juvenile Chinook salmon were
captured during the reporting period increasing the season total to 1,435.
Daily catch ranged between zero and 15 Chinook salmon (Figure 9). Average
forklengths and weights of Chinook salmon are provided in Table 3 for 84 fish
that were measured. Most of the measured fish were smolt (n=67), but there were
also fry (n=2) and parr (n=15).
No O. mykiss have been captured so far this season.
Table 3. Biosampling data
for Chinook salmon captured and measured at Waterford between March 29 and April
11, 2010. Parentheses indicate range.
Instantaneous temperature
taken at the trap ranged from 50.3�F to 60.2�F, and turbidity ranged from 0.35
NTU to 2.54 NTU. Daily average flow records from La Grange (LGN) increased from
223 cfs to 760 cfs (Figure 10).
Due to insufficient daily
catch, no trap efficiency experiments were conducted during the reporting
period.
Figure 10. Daily Chinook salmon catch at Waterford and
Tuolumne River flow recorded by La Grange (LGN) and Modesto (MOD), 2010.
The Tuolumne River rotary screw traps at Grayson (RM 5) sampled
continuously between March 29 and April 11. Two Chinook salmon were captured
during the reporting period increasing the season total to 20 (Figure 11).
No O. mykiss have been captured yet this
season.
Trap efficiency releases have not yet been conducted this season due to
insufficient daily catch.
Instantaneous
temperature taken at the trap ranged from 51.5�F to 61.8�F, and turbidity
ranged from 1.29 NTU to 9.39 NTU. Daily average flow at Modesto (MOD) increased
from 271 cfs to 813 cfs.
Figure 11. Daily Chinook salmon catch at Grayson and Tuolumne
River flow at La Grange (LGN) and Modesto (MOD), 2010.
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2009/10 Stanislaus River Weir Monitoring
Between
March 29 and April 11 one Chinook salmon was detected passing upstream of the Stanislaus River Weir increasing the
season total to 1,281.
No
O. mykiss (170 mm) were detected
passing upstream during this reporting period. Nine O. mykiss have been detected so far this season.
Table 6. Annual Chinook
passage at the Stanislaus River Weir 2003-2009.
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2009/10 Tuolumne River Weir Monitoring
Between March 29 and April 11 zero Chinook
salmon were detected passing upstream of the Tuolumne River Weir. The season total remains at 301. Trapping was
conducted April 2 through April 5 due to high turbidity (i.e., >3 NTU), which
precluded species identification using the Vaki system.
Zero O.
mykiss were detected during this reporting period. The season total remains at
one.
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Between March 29 and April 11, flows in the
San Joaquin River at Vernalis generally increased from 1,910 cfs to 3,861 cfs
(Figure 12). Water temperatures in the San Joaquin River fluctuated between 54.9�F and 64.3�F at Vernalis; between 55.8�F and 64.3�F at Mossdale; and between 58.8�F and 63.1�F at Rough 'n Ready Island (Figure 13).
Average daily dissolved oxygen (DO) in the San Joaquin River fluctuated between
7.2 mg/L and 8.5 mg/L in the deep water ship channel (measured at Rough 'n
Ready Island) and fluctuated between 9.3 mg/L and 11.6 mg/L at Mossdale (Figure
14).
Figure
12. San Joaquin River flow at Vernalis, April 1, 2009 through April 11, 2010.
Figure
13. San Joaquin River daily average water temperature at Vernalis, Mossdale,
and Rough 'n Ready, April 1, 2009 through April 11, 2010.
Figure
14. San Joaquin River daily average dissolved oxygen at Mossdale and Rough 'n
Ready, April 1, 2009 through April 11, 2010.
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Delta Exports
Combined total exports (state and federal pumps) generally decreased during the reporting period ranging from 6,322 cfs
to 1,441 cfs. Mean
daily pumping at the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant (state pumps) decreased from
4,072 cfs to 615 cfs. Mean daily pumping at the C.W. Jones Pumping Plant
(federal pumps previously known as Tracy Pumping Plant) decreased from 2,805
cfs to 796 cfs during the reporting period (Figure 15).
Figure
15. Daily exports at the federal and state pumping stations, April 1, 2009
through April 11, 2010.
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