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 7/12/14

SPECIES	UPPER BENNETT	LOWER BENNETT	TOTAL
Summer Steelhead	2242	800	3042
Winter Steelhead	770	105	875
Unknown Steelhead	31	3	34
Total Steelhead	3043	908	3951
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	4280	537	4817
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	1145	136	1281
Spring Chinook -- jacks	90	26	116
Spring Chinook -- unknown mark	2	1	3
Spring Chinook -- total	5517	700	6217
Lamprey	552	31	583
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.