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Interrogation Site Metadata

GRA - Lower Granite Dam Adult

Status:   Active - Operational
Site Type: Adult Fishway  |  Organization: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 4/22/1988 7:52 AM

Lower Granite Dam Adult Fishway and Fish Trap

Current Operations

Last File Loaded: GRA-2024-117-P-002.json
Date Last File Loaded: 4/26/2024 3:40 AM
Date Last File Opened: 4/26/2024 1:00 AM
Date Last File Closed: 4/26/2024 2:00 AM
Last Observation Tag: 3DD.003E58A8F6
Last Observation Date: 4/26/2024 1:30 AM
Detection Summary: Last Day's Observations

Contacts

Primary Contact:

Don Warf
dlwarf@psmfc.org
509-735-2773

Data Steward:

Nicole Tancreto
ntancreto@psmfc.org
503-595-3141

Location

Coordinates: 46.657760, -117.433225  |  River Km: 522.173

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 1/1/2023 12:00 AM 1/1/2024 12:00 AM Ladder was dewatered January 2 - 23. Trap operated 0700 March 1 - 1400 November 15.
2022 1/1/2022 12:00 AM 1/1/2023 12:00 AM Ladder was dewatered January 4 - 13. The adult fish trap operated March 1 - November 15.
2021 1/1/2021 12:00 AM 1/1/2022 12:00 AM Ladder dewatered January 4 - 22 for maintenance.
2020 1/1/2020 12:00 AM 1/1/2021 12:00 AM Ladder was dewatered January 6 - February 11. Trapping started on March 2 and was paused March 24 - July 1 due to COVID-19 safety measures. Trapping concluded for the season November 12.
2019 1/1/2019 12:00 AM 1/1/2020 12:00 AM Ladder dewatered January 1 - February 14 for maintenance. Adult fish trapping ran from April 4 - November 12.
2018 1/1/2018 12:00 AM 1/1/2019 12:00 AM Ladder dewatered January 2 - March 5. Adult trap operated March 7 - November 21.
2017 1/1/2017 12:00 AM 1/1/2018 12:00 AM Ladder dewatered from Jan 3 - Feb 13. Adult trap operated from Mar 14 - Nov 19.
2016 1/1/2016 12:00 AM 1/1/2017 12:00 AM Ladder dewatered from January 4-February 23. Adult trapping operations ran from March 3-November 20.
2015 1/1/2015 12:00 AM 1/1/2016 12:00 AM Ladder watered down January 5-March 4. Adult fish trap begain trapping during weekedays only on March 12. Trap switched to 24/7 operations on August 31 and was shut down for the season November 22.
2014 1/1/2014 12:00 AM 1/1/2015 12:00 AM Ladder was dewatered for maintenance from January 6 - February 25. Adult fish trap operated March 10 - November 11.
2013 2/26/2013 12:00 AM 1/1/2014 12:00 AM Trap operations began on March 4 and concluded on November 25. Trapping was suspended from July 15 - September 23 due to high water temperatures. The adult trap was closed for the season on November 25.
2012 1/1/2012 12:00 AM 12/18/2012 8:00 AM Ladder was dewatered January 4 - February 10. The trap was opened on March 8. Trap operations ceased on November 19. The ladder was dewatered on December 18.
2011 1/1/2011 12:00 AM 1/1/2012 12:00 AM The LGR adult ladder was dewatered from Jan. 3 until Feb. 16 for annual maintenance. The adult trap start operating on March 7 and closed for the season on November 20.
2010 1/1/2010 12:00 AM 1/1/2011 12:00 AM The Lower Granite adult ladder was dewatered between January 4 and February 3, 2010. The adult trap was activated on March 1 and deactivated on Nov. 18.
2009 1/1/2009 12:00 AM 1/1/2010 12:00 AM The Lower Granite fishway was dewatered from January 6 until March 2 for winter maintenance. The adult trap watered up on March 3. The trap was out of service between Sept. 1 - 6 due to high water temperatures. The trap dewatered for the season on Nov. 15.
2008 1/1/2008 12:00 AM 1/1/2009 12:00 AM The LGR fish ladder was dewatered for annual maintenance between Jan. 2 and Feb. 4, 2008. The ladder was taken down for emergency maintenance between Feb. 11 and Feb. 21. The fish trap was in service between March 7 and November 25.
2007 1/1/2007 12:00 AM 1/1/2008 12:00 AM The ladder was dewatered for scheduled annual inspection and maintenance between Jan. 4 and Feb. 26. The trap began operating on March 1. Trap operations were suspended between July 23 and September 1 due to high water temperatures. The trap was taken out of service for the season on November 20.
2006 1/1/2006 12:00 AM 1/1/2007 12:00 AM The Lower Granite Adult Fishway was dewatered between January 3 and February 17 for annual maintenance. Fish were diverted into the facility trap channel beginning on March 1, 2006. Trapping was suspended from April 20 until May 5 due to low numbers of fish. Trapping was suspended again from July 24 until September 1 due to high water temperatures. The trap was taken out of service for the remainder of the year on November 21.
2005 1/1/2005 12:00 AM 1/1/2006 12:00 AM The Lower Granite adult ladder dewatered for annual maintenance between January 3 and February 22, 2005. The picket lead was installed on March 7, diverting all fish into the adult trap side channel.
2004 1/1/2004 12:00 AM 1/1/2005 12:00 AM The site was dewatered for annual maintenance at 9:00am on 1/15/04, and returned to service at 3:00pm on February 9. The facility fish trap was operated between March 1 and November 22; outside of this period, fish were able to ascend (or descend) the ladder without diversion.
2003 2/28/2003 4:20 PM 1/1/2004 12:00 AM This is the first season with the new (in-ladder) slotted-weir detectors. The ladder watered-up on February 25, and the weir detectors (and trap monitors) were activated on February 28. 2003. The trap was put into service the morning of March 3, 2003.
2002 3/4/2002 10:00 AM 12/12/2002 10:30 AM
2001 3/4/2001 5:00 PM 12/13/2001 11:00 AM
2000 3/3/2000 12:00 AM 12/4/2000 12:00 PM First year of ISO detection (four of ten coils).
1999 3/1/1999 12:00 AM 12/6/1999 12:00 AM
1998 1/1/1998 12:00 AM 1/1/1999 12:00 AM Actual dates of operation are unknown.
1997 3/15/1997 10:48 PM 12/1/1997 4:21 PM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1996 4/20/1996 9:03 PM 12/4/1996 8:25 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1995 3/10/1995 5:24 PM 12/10/1995 8:20 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1994 3/13/1994 5:26 AM 12/1/1994 10:35 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1993 3/10/1993 11:49 AM 11/12/1993 12:36 PM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1992 2/28/1992 9:56 PM 11/18/1992 9:33 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1991 3/19/1991 1:06 PM 12/6/1991 9:33 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1990 3/6/1990 10:09 AM 12/14/1990 8:08 AM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1989 3/10/1989 7:19 AM 11/24/1989 7:06 PM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.
1988 4/22/1988 7:52 AM 11/19/1988 2:21 PM The Start_date and End_date values reflect the first and last dates of detection, respectively. The actual interval of operational dates is not known.

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:  2/17/2016
End Date:  ----

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Equipment History

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Event Log Summary

This displays the last 25 events, to see the full history, log in to theĀ Event Logs.

Event Date Event Type Comments
4/24/2024 7:22:47 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event.
4/23/2024 7:13:28 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event. Ongoing issue with this antenna
4/22/2024 7:47:31 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/17/2024 11:05:00 AM GMC

Checked and tuned transceivers. Replaced transceiver 12 as it was starting to have invalid characters in the status dump. No other issues were discovered during this check.

4/17/2024 7:18:46 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/16/2024 7:08:38 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/15/2024 7:09:24 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/14/2024 11:16:54 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/9/2024 8:46:05 AM ErrorsCleared Noted. This system is known to have issues.
4/5/2024 7:06:16 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event.
4/4/2024 7:19:21 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/4/2024 7:19:08 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/4/2024 7:18:48 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
4/2/2024 10:35:00 AM GMC

Checked and tuned transceivers.

4/2/2024 7:12:30 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event.
4/1/2024 7:10:13 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
3/31/2024 10:16:34 AM ErrorsCleared Noted. This system is known to have issues.
3/27/2024 7:07:38 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
3/26/2024 12:00:00 PM GMC

All transceivers were checked for tuning and noise. No issues were discovered during this check.

3/26/2024 7:02:51 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event.
3/25/2024 9:40:00 AM General

Caled Startouch and they say it looks like a power problem or the radio is dead facing the upstream tower.  Called the LGR office and left message regarding power status near and around the lock gate booth. They was a UPS down woth the ST equipment but I think we removed it because it was old and not working but wud have confirm this. 

Star touch is looking into this also , More status when available

3/25/2024 9:00:00 AM General

I was able to confirm with Site personnel that there was a power event that impacted the Navigational lock and our Startouch equipment. 

3/25/2024 7:20:04 AM ErrorsCleared Noted.
3/9/2024 10:58:53 AM ErrorsCleared Short noise event.
3/4/2024 2:00:00 PM General

The adult trap started operations for the season on 3/3/2024 at 14:00.