North Santiam Fish Counts

Upper and Lower Bennett Dams

Upper and Lower Bennett Dams are located southeast of the town of Stayton on the North Santiam River. Upper Bennett Dam is on the south side of Stayton Island and Lower Bennett Dam is on the north side. Fish passage structures and video cameras are installed at each dam. Review of the video feed allows an ODFW employee to counts the number and species of fish making their way upstream.


Fish Counts - 1/1/14 through 5/17/14

SPECIES	UPPER BENNETT	LOWER BENNETT	TOTAL
Summer steelhead	195	68	263
Winter steelhead	745	95	840
Unknown steelhead	29	3	32
Total steelhead	969	166	1135
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	45	22	67
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	31	10	41
Spring Chinook -- totals	76	32	108
Lamprey	2	-3	-1
Coho	1	0	1

Lower Bennett Video Started On 4/25/13.
Lower Bennett Video Removed For Winter Storage On 12/10/13.
Upper Bennett Video Run 24/7 365 Days A Year.

See 2013 Upper and Lower Bennett Dams Fish Counts


See Minto Fish Facility Fish Counts