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.

1/1/14 through 10/25/14

Species	Upper Bennett	Lower Bennett	Total
Summer Steelhead	3061	993	4054
Winter Steelhead	770	105	875
Unknown Steelhead	32	3	35
Total Steelhead	3863	1101	4964
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	4774	647	5421
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	1344	222	1566
Spring Chinook -- jacks	117	50	167
Spring Chinook -- unknown mark	5	1	6
Spring Chinook -- total	6240	920	7160
Lamprey	1313	139	1452
Coho	317	63	380