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 5/10/14

Species	Upper Bennett	Lower Bennett	Total
Summer steelhead	120	30	150
Winter steelhead	719	85	804
Unknown steelhead	25	2	27
Total steelhead	864	117	981
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	14	8	22
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	6	2	8
Spring Chinook -- jacks	0	0	0
Spring Chinook -- unknown mark	0	0	0
Spring Chinook -- total	20	10	30
Lamprey	2	-3	-1
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.