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Interrogation Site Metadata

WW1 - Harris Bridge S F Walla Walla

Status:   Decommissioned
Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System  |  Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 9/6/2002 1:00 PM
End Date: 8/7/2019 12:00 AM

The WW1 PIT interrogation site is located on the South Fork Walla Walla River approximately 13 kilometers upstream from the confluence with the North Fork Walla Walla River. The site consists of two pass over HDPE antennas that overlap to cover the full wetted width of the river. A IS1001 Master Controller and two IS1001 nodes are powered by a hardline source. Site is no longer active.

Contacts

Data Steward:

Brian Davis
brian_davis@fws.gov
503-975-9898

Location

Coordinates: 45.836760, -118.182603  |  River Km: 509.081.013

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
2019 1/1/2019 12:00 AM 8/7/2019 12:00 AM Start and End dates based on timer tags.
2018 1/1/2018 12:00 AM 12/18/2018 4:00 PM Start and end dates based on file open and close dates.
2017 1/1/2017 12:00 AM 1/1/2018 12:00 AM Site up and down multiple times during the year, check event logs for details.
2016 1/1/2016 12:00 AM 1/1/2017 12:00 AM Site up and down multiple times during the year, check event logs for details.
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 Site down February 19 - May 28. Antenna 1 down June 26 - July 5.
2013 1/1/2013 12:00 AM 1/1/2014 12:00 AM Site down April 19 - May 20. Antenna 1 down December 15.
2012 1/1/2012 12:00 AM 1/1/2013 12:00 AM Site down from March 28 - June 11. Antennas 1 and 2 were repaired and became operational on June 11.
2011 1/1/2011 12:00 AM 1/1/2012 12:00 AM Antennas 1 & 2 washed out during high flows on Jan. 16. Site operations are suspended until flows recede. Antennas reinstalled and site operational on June 30.
2010 1/1/2010 12:00 AM 1/1/2011 12:00 AM Site interrogation activies were suspended between June 3 and July 13 due to loss of power.
2009 1/1/2009 12:00 AM 1/1/2010 12:00 AM
2008 1/1/2008 12:00 AM 1/1/2009 12:00 AM The power was off for 27 hours on Jan. 5-6. The antennas individually failed between May 5 and May 16 at 19:52, at which point the entire site was OOS until July 9, when both antennas were re-installed.
2007 1/1/2007 12:00 AM 1/1/2008 12:00 AM WW1 was out of service between Feb. 15 and March 2.
2006 1/1/2006 12:00 AM 1/1/2007 12:00 AM On October 5, the existing pair of pass-through antennas, located immediately upstream of the bridge, were augmented with a flat-plate array deployed immediately downstream of the bridge.
2005 1/1/2005 12:00 AM 1/1/2006 12:00 AM
2004 1/1/2004 12:00 AM 1/1/2005 12:00 AM
2003 1/1/2003 12:00 AM 1/1/2004 12:00 AM Coil A1 at WW1 was lost sometime between 2/3 and 2/5/03. As per prior ODOT agreement, the entire WW1 site was decommissioned between 2/13/03 and 4/11/03 during bridge repairs.
2002 9/6/2002 1:00 PM 1/1/2003 12:00 AM First year of operation.

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:  10/28/2015
End Date:  2/5/2020

Site Configuration Diagrams:

Equipment History

Select a type to view the history of equipment installed at this site. A missing End Date implies the information about the equipment is current.

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Equipment Code Description Start Date End Date

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Event Log Summary

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

Event Date Event Type Comments
1/1/2021 2:23:00 PM General Due to a flooding event that occurred in early February 2020, transceiver and other equipment were washed away and never recovered. There are no current plans to reestablish this site. All available data are uploaded unless a transceiver is recovered and more data can be extracted.
12/31/2019 12:37:00 PM General Not all data have been uploaded from 2019 yet. Will have to wait for weather and/or schedule until site visit.
1/2/2019 12:37:00 PM General All data are now current for 2018
1/1/2019 3:14:00 PM General Not all 2018 data have been uploaded. Uploads run up to 12/18/2018. All data will become current after next site visit.
11/4/2018 3:14:00 PM General Site was down for ~ 44 days. Main breaker was thrown on 11/04/2018 cutting off power to the transceiver. Power was restored on 12/18/2018.
12/31/2017 12:00:00 PM General WW117365.ALL has all remaining 2017 data. After the submission of this file, all data for 2017 has been submitted. All 2017 down time has been accounted.
3/13/2017 12:30:00 PM SiteUp Master Controller malfunction. Site down and not collecting data.
3/13/2017 12:30:00 PM SiteUp Replaced Master Controller unit. Site up and running and now collecting data.
1/1/2017 12:00:00 AM SiteDown Master Controller malfunction. Site down and not collecting data.
12/30/2016 9:46:00 AM SiteDown MC stopped scanning. No data collected.
12/7/2016 12:09:00 AM SiteDown Power cycling at site for unknown reason, possibly faulty battery backup. Some detections likely missed.
9/15/2016 12:05:00 PM SiteUp Power restored.
9/11/2016 9:46:00 AM SiteDown Power off to site for unknown reason. No data collected.
8/25/2016 3:45:00 AM SiteUp Power restored.
8/15/2016 10:28:00 AM SiteDown Power off to site for unknown reason. No data collected.
10/27/2015 2:00:00 PM SiteUp Site is collecting data
10/27/2015 2:00:00 PM General Site was updated with new IS1001-MC and IS1001 nodes. Pass through antennas were removed and HDPE antennas were installed in pass over configuration.
10/26/2015 11:44:00 AM SiteDown Site was down for installation of new antennas and reader
4/28/2015 6:00:00 PM SiteUp Replaced antenna #2. Site collecting data.
2/9/2015 10:53:00 PM SiteDown Site compromised by high flow event. Antenna #2 destroyed. Antenna #1 folded back against bridge abutment and no longer covers water column. 
6/26/2014 4:00:00 PM SiteDown Antenna #1 developed leak and not collecting data. Replaced 7/5/14 @11:19 PM
5/28/2014 4:00:00 PM SiteDown Both antennas replaced and site is now collecting data.
2/19/2014 7:35:00 AM SiteDown Antenna #2 developed leak in and not detecting test tags. Both antennas down and no data being collected.
1/8/2014 1:40:44 PM General 4/19/13 @ 22:54 to 5/20/2013 @ 19:00 - Site blown out. No data collected. 5/20/2013 - Antenna # 2 reinstalled and site is now working and collecting data. 6/18/13 - Antenna # 1 starts to loose amperage, but still detecting test tags and real tags. 12/15/13 @ 09:39 - Antenna # 1 stops detecting test tags. No data being collected for Antenna 1.
1/1/2014 1:00:00 AM SiteDown Antenna #1 developed leak in 2013 and not detecting test tags.