A record number of chinook salmon passed bonneville dam during their fall migration up the columbia river this year, according to the u. s.

Then increased to 2,827 on may 20;

And 164,756 were tallied on sunday, june 11, at bonneville.

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The bonneville dam fish count is a critical part of fish management along the columbia river and its tributaries.

The season total is 10,594.

Click on a species followed by the symbol to view the dart adult passage data inventory for the species at bonneville for all.

Shad counts showed 922 passed the bonneville dam fish counter on may 19;

217,682 on monday, june 12;

Army corps of engineers.

Clackamas, ore. — fishery managers from oregon.

Bonneville is the closest dam to the mouth of the columbia river and has the potential to power about 900,000 homes at any given time, tour guide and corps park ranger.

On monday alone, there were over 243,000 shad that migrated through the fish ladders at bonneville dam, along with 40,584 sockeye salmon, 4,584 summer chinook.

And 2,620 on may 21.

As of may 27, four sockeye have been counted at bonneville dam.

More summer chinook fishing days below bonneville dam, sockeye in columbia river salmonid bag limit starting july 1.

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The tail end of the 2024 columbia sockeye run whacked away the old record count of the salmon at bonneville dam yesterday, hitting 665,972 fish through sunday, july 7.

View the daily 2024 bonneville adult passage counts.

This count is intended to improve fisheries, help support fish.