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Interrogation Site Metadata

LWB - Lower Wenatchee Barge

Status: Active - Operational

Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System | Organization: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 6/16/2022 12:00 AM

The site consists of a single 60 ft. wide floating barge with twelve 7.5 ft. vertical fins. Each pair of fins act as a single antenna. The purpose for operating this site is to improve detections of outmigrating juvenile salmonids. The site is expected to operate year-round with exceptions to high-flow periods where damage to antennas may not be avoidable.

Current Operations

Last File Loaded:	LWB-2023-258-P-001.json
Date Last File Loaded:	9/27/2023 3:30 PM
Date Last File Opened:	9/15/2023 11:16 AM
Date Last File Closed:	9/27/2023 12:34 PM
Last Observation Tag:	3DD.003DA291E3
Last Observation Date:	9/27/2023 12:34 PM
Detection Summary:	Last Day's Observations

Contacts

Primary Contact:

Garrett Rains
garrett.rains@dfw.wa.gov

Data Steward:

Matthew Stilwater
matthew.stilwater@dfw.wa.gov
509-664-3148

Location

Coordinates: 47.459542, -120.340215 | River Km: 754.001

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
2023
2022	6/16/2022 12:00 AM	11/29/2022 12:00 AM	Start and end dates based on timer tags.

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: 6/16/2022

End Date: ----

Antenna Group	Transceiver ID	Antenna ID
Single Array	01	01
Single Array	01	02
Single Array	01	03
Single Array	01	04
Single Array	01	05
Single Array	01	06

Site Configuration Diagrams:

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
5/30/2023 10:00:00 AM	SiteUp	Lower Wenatchee Barge floating array was installed on Tuesday 30 May. All fins were deployed and working.
12/27/2022 3:36:00 PM	SiteDown	Barge has been drug down river in ice flows and deposited atop a gravel bar array was turned off.
11/28/2022 1:26:00 PM	SiteDown	Site put in standby mode to conserve power during winter storm events blocking solar power.
11/15/2022 10:33:00 AM	General	Arrived at site and found fins on antennas 1-5 popped up. Replaced carabiners and reset fins so that antennas 3-6 are now in the down fishing position. Repositioned the raft towards right bank and added a small anchor to prevent barge from running aground on left bank during low flow-high wind events.
11/7/2022 8:54:00 AM	General	Visited site on 11/7 reset fins on antennas 3 (new) and 5, 6(found on 10-26). All antennas now deployed. Adjusted barge position to thalwag.
10/31/2022 12:18:00 PM	General	added cell modem to site for remote downloading of data
10/26/2022 12:18:00 PM	General	Barge was found stuck on right bank. Three fins river right are popped free in upright position.
9/22/2022 3:44:00 PM	General	Array has began running on this date.