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Appendix CChinook Salmon Survival Investigations
Appendix C-1 Water Temperature Monitoring Locations
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Appendix C-1 VAMP 2005 Water Temperature Monitoring
Site #
Logger Number
Temperature Monitoring Location
Lat Long Distance from Durham Ferry
Date Deployed
Date Retrieved
Notes
551654 Merced River Hatcher - 1 n/a 3/27/06 5/23/06
562570 Merced River Hatcher - 2 n/a 3/27/06 5/23/06
1 877664 Durham Ferry N 37 41.381 W 121 15.657 n/a 4/4/06 6/8/06
2 900627 Mossdale N 37 47.180 W 121 18.425 11 4/4/06 6/8/06 Logger Lost
3 900626 Dos Reis N 37 49.808 W 121 18.665 16 4/4/06 6/8/06
4 900625 DWR Monitoring Station N 37 51.869 W 121 19.376 19 4/4/06 6/8/06
5a 900624 Confluence – Top N 37 56.818 W 121 20.285 27 4/4/06 6/8/06
5b 900615 Confluence- Bottom N 37 56.818 W 121 20.285 27 4/4/06 6/8/06
6 900616 Downstream of Channel Marker 30
N 37 59.776 W 121 25.569 33 4/4/06 6/8/06
7 900617 “Q” Piling 1/2 mile upstream of channel marker 13
N 38 01.940 W 121 28.769 37 4/4/06 6/8/06
8 877663 All Pro abandoned boat N 38 04.522 W 121 34.413 45 4/4/06 6/8/06 Logger malfunction - no data
9 877667 Jersey Point USGS Gauging Station
N 38 03.172 W121 41.637 56 4/4/06 6/8/06 Logger Lost
10 877668 Chipps Island N 38 03.084 W 121 55.463 72 4/4/06 6/8/06
11 877666 Mokelumne River- Lighthouse Marina
N 38 06.334 W 121 34.213 40 na 6/8/06 Not deployed this year due to no Mokelumne releases
12 877669 Old River at HORB N 37 48.457 W 121 19.872 13 4/4/06 6/8/06
13 900619 Antioch Marina N 38 01.147 W121 48.829 53 4/4/06 6/8/06
14 900620 Turner Cut N 37 59.468 W121 27.267 40 4/4/06 6/5/06 Logger Semi-Dewatered: Lying in very shallow water (2-3 inches)
15 877666 Holland Riverside Marina N 37 58.323 W 121 34.887 42 4/18/06 6/5/06
16 900618 Old River / Indian Slough Confluence
N 37 54.954 W 121 33.949 34 4/18/06 6/5/06
17 900622 CCF Radial Gates N 37 49.773 W 121 33.096 26 4/18/06 6/6/06 Fisher man said has been periodically dewatered by curious people.
18 822253 Grant Line Canal at Travy Blvd Bridge
N 37 49.143 W 121 27.026 21 4/18/06 6/6/06 Casing smashed, but logger present. Dewatered at somepoint.
19 900621 Middle River at Victoria Canal Confluence
N37 53.323 W121 29.334 32 4/18/06 6/6/06
20 877665 Werner Cut: Channel above Woodward Isle
N 37 56.319 W 121 30.584 40 4/18/06 6/6/06
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Merced River Fish Hatchery to Mossdale
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Site 1 - Durham Ferry
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Site 3 - Dos Reis
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Site 4 - DWR Monitoring Station
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Site 5a - Confluence - Top
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Site 6 - Downstream of Channel Marker 30
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Appendix C-2Water Temperature Monitoring
Site 7 - Upsteam of Channel Marker 13
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Site 10 - Chipps Island
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Site 12 - Old River at Head of Old River Barrier
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Site 13 - Antioch Marina
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Site 14 - Turner Cut
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Site 15 - Holland Riverside Marina
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Site 16 - Old River at Confluence with Indian Slough
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Site 17 - CCF Radial Gates
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Site 18 - Grant Line Canal At Tracy Blvd. Bridge
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Site 19 - Middle River at the Confluence with Victoria Canal
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Site 20 - Werner Cut; Channel above Woodward Isle
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C-3a Chinook salmon smolt condition post-transport, immediately after VAMP 2006 releases.
Release Site Examination Date
Mean Fork
Length (mm)
Mean Weight
(g)
Vigor (%)
Mean Scale Loss (%)
Normal Body Color (%)
Fin Hemorrhaging
(%)
Normal Eye
Quality (%)
Normal Gill
Color %
Complete Adclip
(%)
Mossdale 5/4/06 85 7 100 6 100 2 100 100 88
Dos Reis 5/5/06 81 6 100 6 100 0 100 100 84
Jersey Point 5/8/06 86 7 100 5 100 0 100 100 92
Mossdale 5/19/06 92 9 100 5 100 12 100 100 87
Jersey Point 5/22/06 89 8 100 5 100 8 100 100 100
* % correct tag code of those that retained tags.
C-3b Chinook salmon smolt condition 48-hours post-release.
Release Site
Examination Date
Mean Fork
Length (mm)
Mean Weight
(g)
Vigor (%)
Net Pen Mortalities
Mean Scale Loss (%)
Normal Body Color (%)
Fin Hemorrhaging
(%)
Normal Eye
Quality (%)
Normal Gill
Color %
Complete Adclip
(%)
Mossdale 5/6/06 86 7 100 0 8 100 0 100 100 86
Dos Reis 5/7/06 81 6 100 0 8 100 0 100 100 80
Jersey Point
5/10/06 86 7 100 0 6 100 12 100 92
Mossdale 5/21/06 93 9 100 0 7 100 16 100 97 95
Jersey Point
5/24/06 92 8 16** 0 7 16** 0 100 84 100
** Transport truck delayed for 2 1/2 hours due to flat tire; fish very pale (color, gills), vigor deminished.
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