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	3212	1022	4234
Winter Steelhead	770	105	875
Unknown Steelhead	32	3	35
Total Steelhead	4014	1130	5144
Spring Chinook -- ad clipped	4774	647	5421
Spring Chinook -- unmarked	1407	232	1639
Spring Chinook -- jacks	120	51	171
Spring Chinook -- unknown mark	5	1	6
Spring Chinook -- total	6306	931	7237
Lamprey	1337	139	1476
Coho	589	137	726