Fact Sheets and Links

Resources

We value keeping up with the latest information and science on hydropower and salmon. By relying on trustworthy sources, it is our belief that all sides can come work together to achieve the best outcomes possible. Below you will find links to fact sheets, files, and websites that offer great information on the hydropower system and salmon.

2020 CRSO EIS
– CRSO Overview (website)
– CRSO Documents (website)
– Hydropower – Flexibility and Project Statistics (website)
– Fish and Wildlife – Operations, Predation, and Habitat Improvements (website)
– Fish and Wildlife – Survival and System Travel Time (website)
– NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service – 2019 Biological Opinion (.pdf)

History of Hydro and Salmon
– ESA Fact Sheet (.pdf)
– Map of Columbia/Snake River System (.pdf)
– NWPCC – Dams: History and Purpose (website)
– NWPCC – Floods and Flood Control (website)

Northwest Hydroelectricity
– BPA – Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (.pdf)
– NRU & PPC – Lower Snake River Dams Fact Sheet (.pdf)
– Chelan PUD / National Hydro Association – Reinvigorating Hydropower (.pdf)
– Corps of Engineers – Methane Gas Emissions at Dams (.pdf)
– NWPCC – BPA Electricity (website)
– NWPCC – Power Supply (website)
– Washington Grain Commission – 2018-2019 Wheat Facts (.pdf)

Salmon
– Adult Returns Graph 1938-2016 (.pdf)
– Salmon Lifecycle (website)
– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences – Estimates of Chinook Salmon Consumption by Marine Mammal Predators (website)
– Kintama Research – Columbia River Spring-Summer Chinook Studies Visual (website)
– NOAA Fisheries – Fish Size Affects Snake River Salmon Returns More than Route Through Dams (website)
– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – Ocean and Dam Influences on Salmon Survival (website)
– PLOS Biology – Rethinking Dams: Pacific Salmon Recovery May Rest on Other Factors (website)
– WDFW Washington State Fish Passage Map (website)

Investments in Salmon Recovery
– River of Money – Spending for fish and wildlife over time (.pdf)
– BPA – Fish and Wildlife Investments 2015 (.pdf)
– NWPCC – 2018 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report (.pdf)
– 2016 Comprehensive Evaluation of FCRPS Salmon Progress (website)
– Federal Agencies – Citizen’s Guide to the 2016 Comprehensive Evaluation (.pdf)
– 2014-2018 Implementation Plan for the FCRPS Biological Opinion (.pdf)
– Corps of Engineers Info on Spillway Weirs (.pdf)
– Corps of Engineers – Cooling Water for Fish Passage with Snake River Dams (website)
– WSDOT – Fish Passage Projects (website)

Southern Resident Killer Whales
– EPA – Southern Resident Killer Whales (website)
– NOAA Fisheries – Southern Resident Killer Whales and Snake River Dams (.pdf)
– NOAA Fisheries – Southern Resident Killer Whales and West Coast Chinook Salmon (.pdf)
– NOAA, NMFS, NWFSC – Exposure to a Mixture of Toxic Chemicals (.pdf)
– Port of Vancouver – 2019 Haro Strait and Boundary Pass voluntary vessel slowdown trial (website)

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Other Resources

Bonneville Power Administration
BPA and its partners operate the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). Financed through the rates of northwest electric customers, BPA markets electricity, and works to protect and enhance environmental, fish, and wildlife values while keeping electric infrastructure maintained and reliable.
www.bpa.gov

Columbia River DART (Data Access in Real Time)
Purpose is to provide accurate anadromous juvenile and adult fish counts at the Columbia and Snake River dams.
http://www.cbr.washington.edu/dart

NW Power and Conservation Council
To ensure, with public participation, an affordable and reliable energy system while enhancing fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Was the original creator of, and every 5 years amends, the Federal Columbia River Power System’s Fish and Wildlife Program.
www.nwcouncil.org

The Federal Caucus
Ten federal agencies working for endangered salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin. Their website offers current and historic information on the work of the Caucus to recover ESA-Listed Columbia/Snake River Basin salmon and steelhead.
www.salmonrecovery.gov

US Army Corps of Engineers
Seeks to ensure that USACE owned and operated dams do not present unacceptable risks to people, property, or the environment, with the emphasis on people. Northwest focus on flood risk management, dam safety, dredging for navigation, and river recreation.
http://www.usace.army.mil