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 5/31/14

SPECIES	UPPER BENNETT	LOWER BENNETT	TOTAL
Summer Steelhead	715	223	938
Winter Steelhead	765	105	870
Unknown Steelhead	30	3	33
Total Steelhead	1510	331	1841
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	1306	160	1466
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	532	76	608
Spring Chinook -- jacks	12	6	18
Spring Chinook -- unknown mark	1	0	1
Spring Chinook -- Total	1851	242	2093
Lamprey	116	-3	113
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