lastly, i'd like to answer the original question of this post:

June 6, 2005


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Cowlitz Fish Report


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During the past week, Tacoma Power and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employees recovered 247 spring chinook adults, 44 jacks and 13 steelhead during three days of separator operations at Tacoma Power’s Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery.

Tacoma Power employees released 123 spring chinook adults, 31 jacks into the upper Cowlitz River at the Lake Scanewa Day Use area above Cowlitz Falls Dam during the week. In addition, 21 spring chinook adults were released into the upper Cowlitz River in Packwood. .

During the week Tacoma Power employees recycled 13 steelhead adults downstream to the Massey Bar boat launch on the Cowlitz River.

River flows at Mayfield Dam are currently at 4,540 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 6. Flows will be increased for a 12-hour period during the day on Tuesday, June 7 for downstream juvenile fish migration. Flows will be reduced to approximately 4,500 cubic feet per second after Tuesday.

Water visibility at Mayfield Dam is 11 feet. Flows may change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.