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Interrogation Site Metadata

AB3 - Lower Abernathy Creek

Status:   Active - Operational
Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System  |  Organization: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 4/21/2009 1:00 PM

Interrogation site to monitor/research: salmon and steelhead life cycles, juvenile coho life history diversity, contributions of the various juvenile coho life histories (fall migrants, winter migrants, spring (smolt) migrants) to adult escapement, improve SARs for coho and steelhead in the lower Columbia. Originally operated by USFWS from 2009-2019, reinstalled in 2022 by WDFW.

Current Operations

Last File Loaded: AB3-2024-107-P-002.json
Date Last File Loaded: 4/16/2024 10:30 AM
Date Last File Opened: 4/16/2024 5:21 AM
Date Last File Closed: 4/16/2024 8:56 AM
Last Observation Tag: 3DD.003E572C2E
Last Observation Date: 4/16/2024 5:21 AM
Detection Summary: Last Day's Observations

Contacts

Primary Contact:

Drew Nielsen
drew.nielsen@dfw.wa.gov
564-669-1408

Data Steward:

Jamie Lamperth
Jamie.Lamperth@dfw.wa.gov
360-846-8554

Location

Coordinates: 46.194136, -123.166929  |  River Km: 087.001

Operational History

Operational history describes the period the site was interrogating for PIT tags. The comments provide anecdotal information about the operation of the site during this period. Site operational periods are updated typically at the end of the calendar year.

Year Start Date End Date Comments
2024
2023 3/8/2023 12:00 AM 1/1/2024 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2022 9/25/2022 12:00 AM 1/1/2023 12:00 AM Site was reinstalled with new equipment by WDFW.
2021 Site was not installed or operated.
2020 Site was not installed or operated.
2019 3/28/2019 12:00 AM 7/2/2019 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2018 5/2/2018 12:00 AM 6/27/2018 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on file opened and closed dates from first and last 2017 files.
2017 4/3/2017 12:00 AM 6/29/2017 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on file opened and closed dates from first and last 2017 files.
2016 4/12/2016 12:00 AM 8/15/2016 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on file opened and closed dates from first and last 2016 files.
2015 3/10/2015 12:00 AM 10/27/2015 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on file opened and closed dates from first and last 2015 files.
2014 4/11/2014 12:00 AM 6/20/2014 12:00 AM
2013 4/17/2013 12:00 AM 7/1/2013 12:00 AM
2012 4/10/2012 4:00 PM 6/27/2012 12:00 PM Operations began on April 10.
2011 4/12/2011 12:00 AM 6/28/2011 6:00 AM Installed one additional antenna and started operations for the year.
2010 4/8/2010 8:30 AM 6/29/2010 12:00 PM AB3 coil 01 started interrogating for the 2010 year at 8:30 am pacific standard time. Coils 02 and 03 have not been installed due to high flow conditions.
2009 4/21/2009 1:00 PM 6/3/2009 8:00 AM First year of operation. Antennae 01 and 02 operated continously throughout the season; Antenna 03 (right bank looking downstream) was not installed this year, leaving ~1 meter of stream not interrogated.

Configuration

Configuration metadata includes details about the equipment used at the site to detect and record PIT tags. A new configuration sequence record is created when equipment is added or removed from the site and the period of time it was active. A configuration sequence without an End Date is currently active.

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Start Date:  9/21/2023
End Date:  ----

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Equipment History

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Equipment Code Description Start Date End Date

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Event Log Summary

Event Date Event Type Comments
3/10/2015 12:39:00 PM SiteUp 3/10/15 12:39 PM AB3 antennas 02, 03, 04 were installed and put online.  Ant 01 was not necessary due to low creek flows.
6/20/2014 6:00:00 AM SiteDown 6/20/2014 6:00 AM AB3 removed and offline for the year.
7/13/2013 5:00:00 PM SiteDown AB3 removed 7/1/13 at 5:00 pm PDT
4/17/2013 2:00:00 PM SiteUp AB3 installed 4/17/13 at 2:00 pm PDT

Archived Event Logs