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Interrogation Site Metadata

UWE - Upper Wenatchee River

Status:   Active - Operational
Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System  |  Organization: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 10/12/2012 12:00 AM

This site is a permanent instream PIT tag detection system located at rkm 81.2 on the Wenatchee River, near Plain, WA. The site consists of 6 20-foot antennas in a single row, installed in flat-plate configuration. The row of antennas spans the wetted width of the channel during base flows. The antennas were built and installed by WDFW. The site is powered by a thermoelectric generator. A Campbell Scientific CR-1000 data logger and cellular modem are installed on site to automate data collection and provide remote communication. A water temperature and pressure probe, and an air temperature probe are also installed on site to monitor environmental conditions.

Current Operations

Last File Loaded: UWE-2024-108-P-006.json
Date Last File Loaded: 4/18/2024 3:25 AM
Date Last File Opened: 4/17/2024 8:13 PM
Date Last File Closed: 4/17/2024 11:13 PM
Last Observation Tag: 3DD.003E46EB75
Last Observation Date: 4/17/2024 10:24 PM
Detection Summary: Last Day's Observations

Contacts

Primary Contact:

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

Data Steward:

Kevin Peterson
kevin.peterson@merck.com
208-484-0446

Location

Coordinates: 47.796433, -120.663611  |  River Km: 754.081

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 12/1/2023 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2022 1/1/2022 12:00 AM 1/1/2023 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2021 1/1/2021 12:00 AM 1/1/2022 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2020 1/1/2020 12:00 AM 1/1/2021 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags. See event logs for additional operational information.
2019 1/1/2019 12:00 AM 12/31/2019 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2018 1/1/2018 12:00 AM 1/1/2019 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2017 1/1/2017 12:00 AM 12/31/2017 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2016 1/1/2016 12:00 AM 1/1/2017 12:00 AM Start and end dates based on timer tags.
2015 1/1/2015 12:00 AM 1/1/2016 12:00 AM
2014 1/1/2014 12:00 AM 1/1/2015 12:00 AM
2013 1/1/2013 12:00 AM 1/1/2014 12:00 AM Site down from September 5 - October 14 due to generator failure.
2012 10/12/2012 12:00 AM 1/1/2013 12:00 AM Reinstalled site in a different location and with different configuration in October 2012.
2011 UWE was not installed and did not collect any data in 2011.
2010 UWE did not report any data to PTAGIS in 2010.

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:  10/1/2012
End Date:  ----

Equipment History

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Event Log Summary

Event Date Event Type Comments
2/6/2024 12:58:00 PM SiteUp

Site was turned on for the season. All antennas are experiencing higher noise. 

11/30/2023 11:00:00 AM SiteDown

Site was shut down for the season. Will be restarted in the early spring of 2024.

8/28/2023 2:47:00 PM General

Site was down from 13 to 22 August of 2023. Site has high noise.

4/7/2020 3:35:52 PM SiteDown Array briefly lost power from 3/16/20 at 15:00 to 3/17/20 at 12:00.
11/19/2018 8:56:00 AM General Cell phone signal booster was added to the site on 11/19/18 in attempt to re establish remote comms
9/18/2018 3:46:00 PM General New 4G modem installed and new Biomark data logger probe board added.
3/16/2018 2:00:00 PM General At interrogation site UWE on 3/16/2018 at approximately 2:00 PM, two dropped PIT tags were removed from antenna #4. Tags were creating noise and causing antenna to not function properly. All antennas are now functioning and site is fully operational.
5/5/2017 9:00:00 AM General At interrogation site UWE on 5/5/2017 at approximately 9:00 AM, Mux lost communication with modem. Communication was down from 5/5/2017 to approximately 5/10/2017.
8/12/2016 12:00:00 PM General At interrogation site UWE, on 8/12/2016 at approximately 12:00pm, antenna #2 was replaced. All antennas are functioning properly. Site is fully operational.
11/19/2015 3:35:00 PM General At interrogation site UWE, Antenna #2 lost current on 11/19/2015 and is no longer operational.
7/6/2015 8:44:00 AM General On 7-6-15 a dropped tag was found and removed from antenna B1.
12/31/2014 10:05:00 AM General Site ran without interruption in 2014.
9/5/2013 4:30:00 PM General UWE site lost power and was down from 9/5/13 at 04:30 until 10/14/13 at 10:45. The thermoelectric generator failed, resulting in a loss of power to the site until a replacement TEG could be installed. A replacement TEG was installed on 10/14/13. Data from 10/14 through 10/22 was uploaded manually, as the power failure also caused the battery supply for the CR1000 to fail. A replacement battery for the CR1000 was installed on 10/22, and data is being automatically uploaded daily.

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