Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
Select a work element:
Contract Number:
Contract Title:
2007-246-00 EXP RESTORATION OF BULL TROUT PASSAGE
Contract Start Date:
5/1/2013
Contract End Date:
4/30/2014
Title:
C: 157 - Electrofishing to collect bull trout below Albeni Falls Dam
Description:
EWU and KNRD crews will conduct electrofishing surveys from Indian Creek (14 km below Albeni Falls Dam) to the tailrace of Albeni Falls Dam to collect bull trout. A total of 15 days of effort will be expended annually by each crew. Most of the effort will be focused in the spring around the peak of the hydrograph before water temperatures reach the 16 degree Celsius threshold. In the previous three years this tends to be the period of time when the most bull trout have been captured and tagged.

Electrofishing surveys will be conducted using standardized 10 minute transects that survey approximately 0.4 km of shoreline. This will allow for comparisons to previous surveys. Latitude and longitude coordinates at the start and end of each survey will be determined using a GPS. Water temperature will be recorded for each survey. Latitude and longitude coordinates and water temperature will be recorded at the location of each bull trout collected.
WE Agreement Type:
Contracted
Deliverable Specification:
EWU will provide an annual summary of fish captured by electrofishing that will be included as an appendix in the annual report to BPA. The report will contain: (1) A table of fish captured; (2) A table that provides statistics for bull trout [Date captured, PIT tag number, TL (mm), FL (mm), weight (g), result of genetic assignment]; and (3) A written summary about electrofishing operations.
WSE Effective Budget:
$61,154
% of Total WSE Effective Budget:
9.71%
WSE Start:
05/01/2013
WSE End:
04/30/2014
WSE Completion:
06/26/2013
WSE Progress:
Concluded
WSE ID Continued From:
n/a
WSE ID Continued To:
n/a
Finite or Recurring:
Recurring

SOWRevision Planned Updated Contractor Comments (optional) BPA Comments (optional)
1. 60779 (05/01/2013 - 04/30/2014) $61,154 $61,154
Work Element Budget (Current Performance Period) $61,154 $61,154

6 Milestones
Sort Type Title Start End Status Modified By Modified Date
A EC Environmental compliance requirements complete 5/1/2013 5/1/2013 Concluded Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff (completion can be based on pre-existing environmental documentation from BPA).
B PUBPROTOCOL Review, revise, and Publish protocol, study design, and methods in monitoringmethods.org 5/1/2013 4/30/2014 Active Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: The Protocol (including temporal and spatial design) and Methods for this work element are stored at monitoringmethods.org and need to be finalized (i.e., "Published" through monitoringmethods.org), preferably prior to data collection. Preparations for contract renewals must include reviewing any previously published Protocols/Methods to ensure that they are consistent with how work will be done in any subsequent contract.
C Spring electrofishing 5/1/2013 4/25/2014 Concluded Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: EWU and KNRD crews will conduct electrofishing surveys from Indian Creek (14 km below Albeni Falls) to the tailrace of Albeni Falls Dam to collect bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. A total of 15 days of effort will be expended annually by each crew. The most effort will be expended in the spring before water temperatures rise above 16 degree Celsius. PNNL biologists will assist as needed.
D Summer electrofishing 7/1/2013 9/15/2013 Concluded Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: EWU and KNRD crews will conduct weekly electrofishing surveys from Indian Creek (14 km below Albeni Falls) to the tailrace of Albeni Falls Dam to collect bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. A total of 15 days of effort will be expended annually by each crew, time will be expended in the summer at cold water refugia.
E Fall electrofishing 9/16/2013 12/14/2013 Concluded Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: EWU and KNRD crews will conduct weekly electrofishing surveys from Indian Creek (14 km below Albeni Falls) to the tailrace of Albeni Falls Dam to collect bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. A total of 15 days of effort will be expended annually by each crew, effort will be expended in the fall once river temperatures fall below 16 C.
F DELIV Electrofishing collection of bull trout below Albeni Falls Dam 4/30/2014 Concluded Virgil Watts III 8/15/2013 8:47:24 AM
Description: EWU will provide an annual summary of fish captured by electrofishing that will be included as an appendix in the annual report to BPA. The report will contain: (1) A table of fish captured; (2) A table that provides statistics for bull trout [Date captured, PIT tag number, TL (mm), FL (mm), weight (g), result of genetic assignment]; and (3) A written summary about electrofishing operations.

Work Site ID Latitude Longitude State County Province Subbasin
63018 48.178553 -116.999769 Idaho Bonner Intermountain Pend Oreille
65323 48.24324 -117.153059 Washington Pend Oreille Intermountain Pend Oreille
70427 48.179666 -117.027212 Idaho Bonner Intermountain Pend Oreille
73491 48.185157 -117.032466 Idaho Bonner Intermountain Pend Oreille
80628 48.23166 -117.09169 Washington Pend Oreille Intermountain Pend Oreille
80636 48.176692 -117.019594 Idaho Bonner Intermountain Pend Oreille

Primary Focal Species:
Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)
Secondary Focal Species:
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (O. c. lewisi)

Title Link
Intermountain Province/Pend Oreille Subbasin Data Management Project http://gis.knrd.org/knrdgisviewer/
Kalispel GEDMS http://gis.knrd.org/knrdgisviewer
Study Plan Name Study Plan Owner Protocol State Sample Design Name
Temporary Fish Passage at Albeni Falls Dam (2007-246-00) v1.0 Jason Olson Draft Electrofishing to collect bull trout below Albeni Falls Dam - Kalispel Tribe v1.0

ID Name Type Optional Customized Based On Status
1013 Boat Electrofishing v1.0 Data Collection No N/A Finalized
120 Electrofishing - Drift Boat - Mark v1.0 Data Collection No N/A Finalized
981 Radio and PIT Tagging Bull Trout v1.0 Data Collection No N/A Draft
982 Radio Telemetry v1.0 Data Collection No N/A Draft

Title Category Subcategory Subcategory focus 1 Subcategory focus 2
Bull trout natal tributary assignments Fish Genetics: Fish Diversity, Fitness or Variation (ID: 72) Fish Origin: Natural NA
Primary and secondary natal tributary assignments Fish Genetics: Fish Diversity, Fitness or Variation (ID: 72) Fish Origin: Natural NA
Bull Trout Movements Through and Around Albeni Falls Dam Fish Migration Pathways: Fish (ID: 77) Fish Life Stage: RANGE: Juvenile to Adult NA
Bull trout captured below Albeni Falls Dam from upstream origins Fish Entrainment (ID: 199) Fish Life Stage: RANGE: Juvenile to Adult NA
Number of bull trout tagged and released above Albeni Falls Dam Fish Entrainment (ID: 199) Fish Life Stage: RANGE: Juvenile to Adult NA
Radio and PIT Tagging Bull Trout Fish Mark/Tag Application (ID: 201) NA NA