Posted on Aug 25, 2022
Lamprey swim past Oregon’s Soda Springs Dam, after 10 years of waiting
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It seemed like a normal Monday morning. Rich Grost pulled his truck into work and went to see what fish had swam past the Soda Springs Dam on Oregon’s North Umpqua River.
He thought he might see a giant 50-pound chinook salmon. What he saw was even better – after nearly 10 years of waiting.
A Pacific lamprey propelled itself through the dam’s fish ladder.
Grost, an aquatic scientist on Pacific Power’s North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project, and an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employee gave each other a high five.
Grost said they’d been waiting for what seemed like forever to see lamprey swim past the Soda Springs dam.
“It seemed like it was going to be an inevitable event, but it was like: when, when, when, when?” he said, of the excitement he felt that morning.
He thought he might see a giant 50-pound chinook salmon. What he saw was even better – after nearly 10 years of waiting.
A Pacific lamprey propelled itself through the dam’s fish ladder.
Grost, an aquatic scientist on Pacific Power’s North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project, and an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employee gave each other a high five.
Grost said they’d been waiting for what seemed like forever to see lamprey swim past the Soda Springs dam.
“It seemed like it was going to be an inevitable event, but it was like: when, when, when, when?” he said, of the excitement he felt that morning.
Lamprey swim past Oregon’s Soda Springs Dam, after 10 years of waiting
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..."This expands their range,” she said.
Barriers in the river, such as dams and culverts, are one of the biggest problems for lamprey, Coates said. The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative, for which Coates is the tribal co-chair, works with landowners to remove or modify passage barriers to make rounded corners.
“Passage barriers are one of the main reasons we don’t see Pacific lamprey in more places,” Coates said."...
..."This expands their range,” she said.
Barriers in the river, such as dams and culverts, are one of the biggest problems for lamprey, Coates said. The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative, for which Coates is the tribal co-chair, works with landowners to remove or modify passage barriers to make rounded corners.
“Passage barriers are one of the main reasons we don’t see Pacific lamprey in more places,” Coates said."...
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