2008 USFWS / IDP Aerial Snake River Fall Chinook Redd Surveys
Unofficial Data Summary By Flight Date
Flight Date	20-Oct	27-Oct	3-Nov	10-Nov	17-Nov	24-Nov	1-Dec
Total Redd Count	22	190	548	216	51	105	54
Total Redd Count Downstream of Salmon River (RM 145.0 - RM 188.3)	16	80	157	47	5	96	44
Total Redd Count Upstream of Salmon River (RM 188.3 - RM 247.5)	6	110	391	169	46	9	10
Total Number Potential New Redds (Starts)	7	34	39	2	0	1	1
Total Number Live Fish Observed	5	20	89	91	21	8	1
Total Number Kelts (Carcasses) Observed	0	0	4	8	7	2	8
Start Time (Hangar)	8:20	8:55	9:37	9:15	9:24	9:26	9:07
End Time (Hangar)	11:37	11:59	13:10	12:32	11:59	12:32	12:04
River Mile Start	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0
River Mile End	247.5	247.5	247.5	247.5	*228.3	**243.0	***226.5
Aircraft Vendor	Hillcrest	Hillcrest	Hillcrest	Hillcrest	Hillcrest	Hillcrest	Hillcrest
Aircraft Type	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger	Bell-Jet Ranger
Pilot	Keith White	Stu Taft	Stu Taft	Stu Taft	Stu Taft	Stu Taft	Keith White
Observer 1	P. Groves	P. Groves	P. Groves	P. Groves	P. Groves	P. Groves	P. Groves
Observer 2	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury	S. Bradbury
Observer 3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weather	Ptly Cldy	Clear	Cloudy	Cloudy	Ptly Cldy	Clear	Clear/Fog
Flow at Anatone (c.f.s.)	14900	14800	15500	15700	17500	15300	15700
Flow at Hells Canyon Dam (c.f.s.)	9036	9115	9010	8983	8725	8784	8723
Observation Rating:  Asotin to Grande Ronde River	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Poor	Good	Good
Observation Rating:  G.R. River to Salmon River	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Poor	Good	Good
Observation Rating:  Salmon River to H.C. Dam	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Notes:	On November 3, Asotin Creek was surveyed from the mouth upstream 7.5 miles.  No redds or fish were observed. (See additional worksheet)
	*  On November 17, the flight was terminated at RM228.3 due to high winds.
	** On November 24, the flight was terminated at RM243.0 due to high winds.
	*** On December 1, the flight was terminated at RM226.5 due to fog.  Asotin Creek was surveyed from the mouth upstream 4.7 miles.
	One fish and three redds were observed (see additional worksheet).