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PUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIESPUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIESPUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIES111

200220022002 --- 200320032003ANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD AND CHAR REPORTANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD AND CHAR REPORTANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD AND CHAR REPORT

2002/2003 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK CHUM COUNTS

SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(1992 - 2002)

341

364 6

40

1428

434

785

2028

390

2149

3943

7309

63

44

363

383

88

703

331

80

499

1032

2986

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

11/22/02 12/5/02 12/19/02

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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2003 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK STEELHEAD SEASON COMPARISONS(1999 - 2003)

2003 Steelhead graph was generated using survey data collected by WDFW. This graph includes datafrom the upper, middle, and lower South Prairie surveys.

159

146

196

119

93

0

50

100

150

200

250

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

REDDS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

3/21/03 4/4/03 4/7/03 4/16/03 4/28/03 5/5/03 5/8/03 5/16/03 5/19/03 5/29/03 5/30/03 6/5/03 6/9/03 6/17/03 6/18/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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SQUALLY CREEKSQUALLY CREEK

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.2Dates surveyed: 10/28/02 to 1/22/03Species surveyed: Coho, Chum

AccessMile 0.1: Pioneer Ave. crosses Squallycreek East of Canyon Rd.

DESCRIPTIONBelow Pioneer the substrate consists of

moderately compacted gravel with abundantfines. It is deeply incised until itsconfluence with Clear creek where it passesunder the railroad. Upstream of Pioneer,the channel quickly becomes braided and

shallow witha b u n d a n th a r d w o o dd e b r i s .

There issome gravelp r e s e n ta b o v eP i o n e e r .S q u a l l ycreek ism a i n l y

utilized byc h u m ,however, afew coho areo f t e no b s e r v e dspawning in the lower reach of the creek.

10.0024

Squally creek directly above Pioneer Ave.

Squally creek directly below Pio-neer Ave.


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SWAN CREEKSWAN CREEK

River miles surveyed: 0.3 to 1.0Dates surveyed: 8/22/02 to 6/2/03Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho,

Chum,Steelhead (none observed)

AccessMile 0.3: Pioneer way crosses the streamnear the Swan Creek Park trailhead.Follow trail upstream through park andalong Swan creek.

DescriptionFrom 0.3 to 1.0 the stream

is pool riffle in character andcontains good spawning gravel,riparian diversity and channelcomplexity. Swan creek isprone to high water events

however, and the substrate isonly moderately stable. Asediment detention pond islocated at RM 0.3 and is

dredged annually orbiannually by Piercecounty.Puya l lup Tr iba lFisheries staff seinesthe pond beforedredging to remove

the majority of fishpresent. AlthoughSwan creek issurveyed for allsalmon species, onlychum are observed inr e la t i v l y s t r ongnumbers.

10.0003

Swan Creek above park trailbridge.

Swan creek during high flow just down-stream of where it runs under Pioneerway. The main channel is to the right,a newly constructed over-wintering sidechannel flows to the left.

A sediment detention pond is located at RM 0.3 and isdredged annually or biannually by Pierce county.Puyallup Tribal Fisheries staff seines the pond before dredg-ing to remove the majority of fish present.


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2002/2003 SWAN CREEK CHUM COUNTS

0

7

131

84

7 6

77

47

17

252

217

0

9

41

20

0

6

38

38

0

113

222

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBEROBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

SWAN CREEK CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(1992 - 2002)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

12/4/02 12/13/02 1/2/03 1/22/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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SWIFT CREEKSWIFT CREEK

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.3

Dates surveyed: 11/18/02Species surveyed: Coho

Swift creek is not regularly surveyedbut rather it is the location of annualsurplus adult coho plants from Voightscreek. One or two surveys areconducted to determine how successfulthe adult plants are.

DESCRIPTIONSwift creek is a tributary of the upper

Puyallup river. Most of the creek consists

of moderate to high gradient flows withcobble and boulder substrate. The first150 to 200 meters of stream contain goodspawning gravels and low gradient. Swift

creek is not regularly surveyed but ratherit is the locationo f a n n u a lsurplus adultcoho plants fromVoights creek.Adult coho are

planted 0.3 milefrom the mouth,but most of thef i s h m o v e

downstream andspawn in thelower section ofthe creek. Oneor two surveysare conducted to determine how successful theadult plants are.

10.0697

Swift creek looking upstream from the710 road. This is the location of adultcoho plants

Swift creek looking down-stream from the 710 road.


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2002 SWIFT CREEK COHO COUNTS

SWIFT CREEK SURPLUS ADULT COHO PLANTS(1997 - 2002)

53

245

257

292

250

53

208

256

194

134

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

YEAR PLANTED

NUMBER

OFFISH

PLANTED

MALE COHO

FEMALE COHO

58

1

73

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

11/18/2002

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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VOIGHTS CREEKVOIGHTS CREEK


Dates surveyed: 4/30/03 to 6/6/03Species surveyed: SteelheadAccessMile 0.5: The Voights creek salmonhatchery located approximately 1 mileSouth of Orting on HWY 162.Mile 3.4: Approximately 1.5 miles up

Patterson Rd. is a tank-trapped and gatedroad on the right. Walk 15-20 minutes,taking two blue flagged left turns till youreach the creek. Follow a rough trailseveral hundred yards downstream to the

base of the bedrock cascades to begin thesurvey.

DESCRIPTIONVoights creek is a left bank tributary to the Carbon

river entering at Carbon RM 4.0. It is currently onlysurveyed for steelhead due to the presence of a statehatchery facility at RM 0.5. The hatchery has both achinook and a coho program, making natural escapementsurveys unnecessary.

There is a falls blocking upstream migration at RM 3.4.Much of the steelhead spawning takes place from thispoint down to approximately RM 1.0. This reach containsexcellent if somewhat sporadic gravel within a moderategradient stream channel. The riparian zone is a mix of2nd growth conifer forest and hardwoods but there is a

distinct lack of large woody debris inputs; what little ispresent is generallyquite old. Belowthe hatchery water

intake at RM 1.0t h e g r a d i e n tl e s s e n s , t h esubstrate size ismore consistentalthough smallerand somewhatcompacted.

10.0414

Anadromous block - R.M. 3.4

Adult surplus coho from Voightscreek hatchery being loaded by cranefor transport up to the upper Puyal-lup.

Typical habitat found in the upperreach of Voights creek.


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DESCRIPTIONThe upper reaches of the White river are not surveyed with any consistency as

accurate escapement numbers are generated from the Buckley trap counts. Themain stem and West fork White are characterized by generally unconfined, oftenbraided and complex channels with abundant spawning gravels present in pool tail-outs, margins and low velocity areas. Woody debris is abundant althoughundersized; much of the riparian zone is either second growth conifer or hardwoodsexcept for the zone through Mt. Rainier National Park with consist of mostly oldgrowth.

There is approximately 5 miles between Mud Mountain dam and the Buckley trapat RM 24.3 where very little spawning takes place due to lack of fish access betweenthe two facilities. Below this however, and downstream to approximately RM 11 thereis frequent and concentrated use by both chinook and steelhead. This reach hasabundant and excellent spawning gravel. There are two significant side channels inthis reach that support spawning and rearing. One,


Dates surveyed: 9/10/02 to 6/20/03Species surveyed: Chinook, Chum, Steelhead

10.0031

WHITE RIVERWHITE RIVER

The upper White River nearSilver Springs.


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approximately a mile long, is located on the rightbank directly below the Shaker church access.

This channel supports both chinook and coho aswell as the highest recent documentation ofchum salmon spawning. Another, not surveyeddue to multiple debris jams blocking access, islocated several miles downstream on the leftbank. Aerial surveys have documented both

chinook andsteelheadspawning inthis reach.FromapproximatelyRM 11 downstream the channel is constrained bylevees. The channel from this point losescomplexity and there is a marked decrease in both

spawninggravel andspawningactivity of allspecies.

On April 9, 2003, the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineersrapidly reducedthe flow at MudMountain Damin the White

River so PugetSound Energycould repairtheir diversiondamdownstream at Buckley.

The result left countlessnumbers (estimatesrange from 30K to 500K)

of endangered juvenilespring chinook, wild cohoand at least one adult

steelhead stranded anddead. Puyallup tribalfisheries staff collected over300 dead fish within aquarter mile section of theriver. No disciplinary action

was taken against theUSACE or PSE.

Ariel photo of the White river (approx.R.M. 18).

White River looking downstream justabove R STREET (R.M 7.5).

Photo showing some of the 300 deadchinook and coho Puyallup tribal fish-eries staff collected within a quartermile section of the river.

Several hundred fish were savedfrom small isolated pools thatwere quickly going dry.

Several fish, like this coho,sought refuge under rocksthat were left high and dry,and were not easily observedwithout turning over everyrock in the river. Its un-known how many fish died inthis manner.

Endangered wild spring chinook andwild coho stranded and dead.


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2002 WHITE RIVER CHINOOK COUNTS

WHITE RIVER CHINOOK SEASON COMPARISONS(1994 - 2002)

102

69

79

51

17

142

23

151

205

75

24

11

10

3

12

1

44

94

44

17

26

10

4

99

0

35

117

0

50

100

150

200

250

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

9/10/02 9/19/02 9/30/02 10/16/02 10/30/02 11/6/02 11/13/02

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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2002/2003 WHITE RIVER CHUM COUNTS

WHITE RIVER CHUM SEASON COMPARISONS(2001 - 2002)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

10/30/02 11/13/02 11/26/02 1/7/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

510

184

367

120

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD


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2003 WHITE RIVER STEELHEAD COUNTS

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

4/9/03 5/12/03 5/20/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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WILKESONWILKESON


Dates surveyed: 9/4/02 to 11/25/02Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho, PinkAccessMile 5.5: Follow Hwy. 165 to Wilkeson,take Railroad Avenue to A turnout justshort of the Plum creek gate.Mile 3.2: Drive Hwy 165 past Burnettand turn right on Johns Rd., follow tobridge over WilkesonMile 0.0: K.C. Crusaders paint ball at13241 262nd Avenue E off Highway. 162.

Check in at owners house or shop, themouth of Wilkeson is across South Prairiecreek approximately 0.1 miles upstream.

DESCRIPTIONWilkeson creek is a pool-riffle stream with a gravel/

cobble substrate. With a few exceptions, there isabundant spawning gravel throughout the survey reach.

The riparian area consists of hardwoods and conifers with an understory of various native shrubs andvegetation. In-stream woody debris is plentiful providing

both channel complexity and cover. Between RM 4.6and 4.0 the stream runs through the town of Wilkesonand the banks are generally rip-

rapped.V e r yl i t t l egravel isretainedin thisr e a c h .

T h elower 3

miles are very natural, with a heavily wooded riparian zone, debris jamsand many braided reaches. Thisstream is a very productive tributaryto South Prairie creek but chinookuse is often limited due to theextreme low flows common duringlate summer. No chinook wereobserved in 2002 due to low flows.

10.0432

Wilkeson creek looking up-stream from the Hwy. 165

bridge just south of town.

Lower reach of Wilkeson, approximately 0.3 miles upfrom the mouth. Upper left corner of photo showsan otter feeding on coho in the creek.


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2002 WILKESON CREEK CHINOOK COUNTS

WILKESON CREEK CHINOOK SEASON COMPARISONS(1995 - 2002)

35

9

19

1 1

60

38

11

6

12

1

1514

29

1718

3

30

13

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

NO CHINOOK OBSERVEDDUE TO LOW FLOWS


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2002 WILKESON CREEK COHO COUNTS

WILKESON CREEK COHO SEASON COMPARISONS(1994 - 2002)

256

192

149

208

20

49

472

18 2

8

19 2

5

4

76

5 4

45

3

137

1

65

132

104

23

73

254

312

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

YEAR SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

10/15/02 10/25/02 11/4/02 11/15/02 11/25/02 12/5/02

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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2003 WILKESON CREEK STEELHEAD COUNTS

WILKESON CREEK SEASON COMPARISONS(1999 - 2003)

2003 Wilkeson creek steelhead graph was generated using survey data collected by WDFW.

50

30

13

30

23

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

REDDS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

3/19/03 4/7/03 4/23/03 5/5/03 5/16/03 5/29/03 6/5/03 6/17/03

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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WRONG CREEKWRONG CREEK

River miles surveyed: 0.0 to 0.3Dates surveyed: 9/12/01 to 10/24/01Species surveyed: Chinook, Coho

AccessMile 0.3: Follow Forest Service road 74Off of Hwy 410 until the bridge over theWest Fork White river is reached. A shortdistance further is the Wrong creek bridge.It is easier to return to the road viaPinochle creek than double walk Wrong.

DESCRIPTIONWrong creek is a small stream entering

Pinochle creek approximately 0.5 miles above itsconfluence with the West Fork White river.

There are small patches of suitable spawninggravel present, primarily in the lower portion ofthis reach. The riparian zone consists of mature

second growth hardwoods and conifers with anunderstory of blueberry and salmonberry.Wrong creek hosts several sizable log jamscontaining numerous key components. Low fallflow conditions appear to restrict chinookaccess. This stream was not surveyed for cohoand the chinook observed are likely returnsfrom the acclimation pond located on Cripplecreek, another tributary of Pinochle creek.

10.0205

Wrong creek viewed from the 74 road.


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2002 WRONG CREEK CHINOOK COUNTS

2002 WRONG CREEK COHO COUNTS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

11/4/2002 11/14/2002 11/22/2002 12/2/2002

DATE SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

NO CHINOOK OBSERVEDDUE TO LOW FLOWS


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The following charts are separated by species. They are a compilationof the yearly survey totals conducted by the Puyallup Tribe Fisheries De-partment, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the ArmyCorps of Engineers Buckley Trap. These data yield an empirical repre-sentation of total escapement for the entire Puyallup River watershed.

APPENDIX A:PUYALLUP AND WHITE RIVER WATERSHEDSSEASON COMPARISONS

2002 / 2003

APPENDIX A


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WATERSHED COMPARISONS FOR ADULT CHINOOK(1993 - 2002)

WATERSHED COMPARISONS FOR ADULT COHO(1993 - 2002)

883

1405

2070

2096

1662

1595

2824

2132

3530

1944

251

479

402

753

241

466

83

7

321

84

9

84

9

105

698

577

1060

233

502

9

24

213

531 7

10

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS

2355

9

120

4426

2829

10650

3034

2348

26596

7811

12741

209

444

661

355

1013

297

171

2454

522 1

809

273

735

1643

1305

633

482

828

1384

555 1

808

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

N

UMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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WATERSHED COMPARISONS FOR ADULT CHUM(1993 - 2002)

2

634

7049

7244

6083

4397

7037

22

90

10217

12679

18508

22

86

5472

6130

4441

3619

3761

1685

7190

11209

180

06

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

WATERSHED COMPARISONS FORADULT STEELHEAD

(1999 - 2003)

1702

1249

1047

940

214

8 81 1 6

478

349

102

247

341

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

SEASON SURVEYED

NUMBER

OBSERVED

LIVE

DEAD

REDDS


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2002 - 2003ANNUAL SALMON, STEELHEAD

AND CHAR REPORT:PUYALLUP AND WHITE RIVER

WATERSHEDS

For information about, or to obtain a copy of this report, please contact:PUYALLUP TRIBAL FISHERIES

6824 PIONEER WAY EASTPUYALLUP, WASHINGTON 98371

(253) 845-9225

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