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Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Salmon/Trout (generalized)
Substrate
Substrate Class Categorical (see notes)
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Substrate
Substrate Class Categorical (see notes)
Spawning
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Washington
Beecher, H., Caldwell, B. (2022). INSTREAM FLOW STUDY GUIDELINES. Technical and Habitat Suitability Issues Including Fish Preference Curves. UPDATED, January 25, 2022. 04-11-007
HSI
Athabasca Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Habitat loss
Stream habitat loss % of stream habitat lost
All seasons All activities
Alberta foothills watersheds, excluding National Parks
Government of Alberta. 2024. Direct habitat loss stressor-response function for Athabasca Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, and Bull Trout. Environment and Protected Area Native Trout Cumulative Effects Model.
System capacity
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Habitat loss
Direct habitat loss % lost
All seasons All activities
Alberta foothills watersheds, excluding National Parks
Government of Alberta. 2024. Direct habitat loss stressor-response function for Athabasca Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, and Bull Trout. Environment and Protected Area Native Trout Cumulative Effects Model.
System capacity
Plains Sucker
Pantosteus jordani
Habitat loss
Total habitat loss % lost
All seasons All activities
Saskatchewan
Jarvis, L. 2022. Habitat loss stressor-response function for Plains Sucker. Department of Fisheries and Oceans CEMPRA model for Plains Sucker.
Survival
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi
Habitat loss
Direct habitat loss % lost
All seasons All activities
Alberta foothills watersheds, excluding National Parks
Government of Alberta. 2024. Direct habitat loss stressor-response function for Athabasca Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, and Bull Trout. Environment and Protected Area Native Trout Cumulative Effects Model.
System capacity
Chinook Salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Fines
Fine Coverage of the Substrate <1.7mm Fine Coverage (%)
Incubation Incubation
Idaho and Washington
Honea, J. M., Jorgensen, J. C., McCLURE, M. M., Cooney, T. D., Engie, K., Holzer, D. M., & Hilborn, R. (2009). Evaluating habitat effects on population status: influence of habitat restoration on spring‐run Chinook salmon. Freshwater Biology, 54(7), 1576-1592. Tappel P.D. & Bjornn T.C. (1983) A new method of relating size of spawning gravel to salmonid embryo survival. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2, 123–135.
Survivorship
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Pool Habitat
Pool area covered by cobbles and boulders %
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Temperature
Mean of Daily Maximum Temperatures (Aug-Sept) C
Spring, Spawning Season Spawning
Honea, J. M., Jorgensen, J. C., McCLURE, M. M., Cooney, T. D., Engie, K., Holzer, D. M., & Hilborn, R. (2009). Evaluating habitat effects on population status: influence of habitat restoration on spring‐run Chinook salmon. Freshwater Biology, 54(7), 1576-1592. Cramer, S. P. (2001). The relationship of stream habitat features to potential for production of four salmonid species. SP Cramer and Associates, Gresham, Oregon.
Survivorship
Beechie, T. J., C. Nicol, C. Fogel, J. Jorgensen, J. Thompson, G. Seixas, J. Chamberlin, J. Hall, B. Timpane-Padgham, P. Kiffney, S. Kubo, and J. Keaton. 2021. Modeling Effects of Habitat Change and Restoration Alternatives on Salmon in the Chehalis River Basin Using a Salmonid Life-Cycle Model. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2021-01. Feist, B. E., E. R. Buhle, P. Arnold. J. W. Davis, and N. L. Scholz. 2011. Landscape ecotoxicology of coho salmon spawner mortality in urban streams. PLoS ONE 6(8):e23424, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023424
survivorship
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Temperature
Incubation Temperature °C
Laboratory Experiment
Bratovich, P., M. Neal, A. Ransom, P. Bedore, and M. Bryan. 2020. Chinook Salmon Early Lifestage Survival & Folsom Dam Power Bypass Considerations. Prepared for the Sacramento Water Forum. September 2020. Jager, H. I. 2011. Quantifying Temperature Effects on Fall Chinook Salmon. ORNL/TM2011/456.
Survival
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Temperature
Incubation Temperature °C
Winter/Spring Incubation
Laboratory Experiment
Bratovich, P., M. Neal, A. Ransom, P. Bedore, and M. Bryan. 2020. Chinook Salmon Early Lifestage Survival & Folsom Dam Power Bypass Considerations. Prepared for the Sacramento Water Forum. September 2020. Jager, H. I. 2011. Quantifying Temperature Effects on Fall Chinook Salmon. ORNL/TM2011/456.
Survival
Pacific Northwest
Beechie, T. J., C. Nicol, C. Fogel, J. Jorgensen, J. Thompson, G. Seixas, J. Chamberlin, J. Hall, B. Timpane-Padgham, P. Kiffney, S. Kubo, and J. Keaton. 2021. Modeling Effects of Habitat Change and Restoration Alternatives on Salmon in the Chehalis River Basin Using a Salmonid Life-Cycle Model. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2021-01. Jensen, D. W., E. A. Steel, A. H. Fullerton, and G. R. Pess. 2009. Impact of fine sediment on incubation survival of Pacific salmon: a meta-analysis of published studies. Reviews in Fisheries Science 17(3):348-359.
Survivorship
Chinook Salmon (stream type chinook)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Temperature
mean daily temperature C
McHugh, P., Budy, P., & Schaller, H. (2004). A model-based assessment of the potential response of Snake River spring–summer Chinook salmon to habitat improvements. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 133(3), 622-638. Honea, J. M., Jorgensen, J. C., McCLURE, M. M., Cooney, T. D., Engie, K., Holzer, D. M., & Hilborn, R. (2009). Evaluating habitat effects on population status: influence of habitat restoration on spring‐run Chinook salmon. Freshwater Biology, 54(7), 1576-1592.
Survivorship
Catamaran Brook, NB, Canada
Cunjak, R.A., Linnansaari, T., and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small catchment: a salmon's perspective. Hydrol. Process. 27: 741-749.
Abundance
Catamaran Brook, NB, Canada
Cunjak, R.A., Linnansaari, T., and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small catchment: a salmon's perspective. Hydrol. Process. 27: 741-749.
Survival
Catamaran Brook, NB, Canada
Cunjak, R.A., Linnansaari, T., and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small catchment: a salmon's perspective. Hydrol. Process. 27: 741-749.
Density change (%)
Catamaran Brook, NB, Canada
Cunjak, R.A., Linnansaari, T., and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small catchment: a salmon's perspective. Hydrol. Process. 27: 741-749.
Abundance
Catamaran Brook, NB, Canada
Cunjak, R.A., Linnansaari, T., and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small catchment: a salmon's perspective. Hydrol. Process. 27: 741-749.
Density change (%)
River Orkla, Norway
Hvidsten, N.A., Diserud, O.H., Jensen, A.J., Jensas, J.G., Johnsen, B.O., and Ugedal, O. 2015. Water discharge affects Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt production: a 27 year study in the River Orkla, Norway. J. Fish. Biol. 86: 92-104.
Total annual smolt production per 100m2
River Kiiminkijoki, Finland
Koljonen, S., Huusko, A., Maki-Petays, A., Louhi, P., and Muotka, T. 2013. Assessing habitat suitability for juvenile Atlantic salmon in relation to in-stream restoration and discharge variability. Restoration Ecology 21:344-352
Mean density per m2
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
Hunt Creek, Michigan, USA
Andrew J. Nuhfer, Troy G. Zorn, Todd C. Wills. 2017. Effects of reduced summer flows on the brook trout population and temperatures of a groundwater-influenced stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2017: 26: 108–119.
Density
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
Hunt Creek, Michigan, USA
Andrew J. Nuhfer, Troy G. Zorn, Todd C. Wills. 2017. Effects of reduced summer flows on the brook trout population and temperatures of a groundwater-influenced stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2017: 26: 108–119.
Growth
River Lhomme, Belgium
Ovidio, M., Capra, H., and Philippart, J-C. 2008. Regulated discharge produces substantial demographic changes on four typical fish species of a small salmonid stream. Hydriobiologia 609:59-70.
Biomass
Colorado Rocky Mountain Streams
Wilding, T.K., Bledsoe, B., Poff, N.L., and Sanderson, J. 2013. Predicting habitat response to flow using generalized habitat models for trout in Rocky Mountain Streams. River Res. Applic. DOI: 10.1002/rra
Large Brown Trout/km
Arkansas, Gunnison, Rio Grande, South Platte and Cache la Poudre
Wilding, T.K., and Poff, L. 2008. Flow-ecology relationships for the watershed flow evaluation tool: Appendix B. 49pp.
Density standardized to site maximum
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
Fall-Early Summer
Lehmi River, Washington, USA
Arthaud, D.L., Greene, C.M., Guilbault, K., and Morrow, J.V. Jr. 2010. Contrasting life-cycle impacts of stream flow on two Chinook salmon populations. Hydrobiologia 655: 171-188.
Egg-smolt survival
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
Fall-Early Summer
Marsh Creek, Washington, USA
"Arthaud, D.L., Greene, C.M., Guilbault, K., and Morrow, J.V. Jr. 2010. Contrasting life-cycle impacts of stream flow on two Chinook salmon populations. Hydrobiologia 655: 171-188."
Egg-smolt survival
Cheakamus River, BC, Canada
BC Hydro Campbell River Water Use Plan
YOY abundance
Cheakamus River, BC, Canada
BC Hydro Campbell River Water Use Plan
YOY abundance
Chena River, Alaska, USA
Neuswanger, J.R., Wipfli, M.S., Evenson, M.J., Hughes, N.F., and Rosenberger, A.E. Low productivity of Chinook salmon strongly correlates with high summer stream discharge in two Alaskan rivers in the Yukon drainage. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 72: 1125–1137 (2015) dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2014-0498
Residual recruits (Ricker stock-recruit curve)
Salcha River, Alaska, USA
Neuswanger, J.R., Wipfli, M.S., Evenson, M.J., Hughes, N.F., and Rosenberger, A.E. Low productivity of Chinook salmon strongly correlates with high summer stream discharge in two Alaskan rivers in the Yukon drainage. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 72: 1125–1137 (2015) dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2014-0498
Residual recruits (Ricker stock-recruit curve)
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
All seasons Rearing
Nicola River, BC, Canada
Warkentin, L., Parken, C.K., Bailey, R., and Moore, J.W. 2022. Low summer river flows associated with low productivity of Chinook salmon in a watershed with shifting hydrology. Ecol. Solut. Evid. 3:e12124.
Residual recruits
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
All seasons Spawning
Nicola River, BC, Canada
Warkentin, L., Parken, C.K., Bailey, R., and Moore, J.W. 2022. Low summer river flows associated with low productivity of Chinook salmon in a watershed with shifting hydrology. Ecol. Solut. Evid. 3:e12124.
Total number of spawners
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii clarki
Flow
Mean Annual Discharge (MAD) %
All seasons
Irely Creek, Washington, USA
Vadas, R.L. Jr., Beecher, H.A., Boessow, S.N., and Kohr, J.H. 2016. Coastal cutthroat trout redd counts impacted by natural water supply variations. North Am. J. Fish. Manag. 36:900-912.
% change from the previous year in estimated total redds
Bingham Creek, Washington, USA
Rosenfeld, J.S., Beecher, H., and Ptolemy, R. 2016. Developing bioenergetic-based habitat suitability curves to improve the biological accuracy of instream flow models. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:1205-1219
Total outmigrating smolts
River Lhomme, Belgium
Ovidio, M., Capra, H., and Philippart, J-C. 2008. Regulated discharge produces substantial demographic changes on four typical fish species of a small salmonid stream. Hydriobiologia 609:59-70.
Biomass
Cheakamus River, BC, Canada
Data extracted from Cheakamus River Water Use Plan Report
Residuals + mean (fish/m2)
Cheakamus River, BC, Canada
Data extracted from Cheakamus River Water Use Plan Report; MAD obtained through Water Survey of Canada
Density
Harrison Lake watershed, British Columbia, Canada
Hocking, M.D., Faulkner, S.G., Akaoka, K., Harwood, A., Hatfield, T., and Lewis, F.J.A. 2021. Surprising salmonid response to water diversion at four run-of-river hydroelectric projects in British Columbia. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 78: 1383-1396.
Biomass
Jordan River, BC, Canada
BC Hydro Jordan River Water Use Plan
Mean density per m-2
Snake River, Idaho, USA
Mitro, M.G., Zale, A.V., and Rich, B.A. 2003. The relation between age-0 rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) abundance and winter discharge in a regulated river. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 60: 135-139.
Abundance
Salmon River, BC, Canada
Data extracted from Campbell River Water Use Plan Report
Residuals + mean (fish/m2)
Maacama Creek, Mark West Creek, Santa Rosa Creek, Green Valley Creek. California, USA
Grantham, T.E., Newburn, D.A., McCarthy, M.A., and Merenlender, A.M. 2012. The role of streamflow and land use in limiting oversummer survival of juvenile steelhead in California streams. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 141:585-598.
Over-summer survival