Monitoring adult spring-run Chinook salmon throughout the adult lifespan on Deer and Mill Creek

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) collects data
on adult salmonids on Deer Creek and Mill Creek. Data is collected
annually via redd surveys on Mill Creek and holding surveys on Deer
Creek; video camera systems on both creeks collect data on upstream
passage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from February to August. Data
from this monitoring is used to estimate adult escapement (upstream
passage) abundance and timing, spawner abundance, and other
important metrics for adult salmonids in the watershed. These data
will also be used to inform the development of a juvenile production
estimate (JPE) for spring-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River
Watershed as required by Condition of Approval 7.5.2 of Incidental
Take Permit No. 2081-2019-006-00 (ITP) issued by CDFW to California
Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the long-term operation of
the State Water Project.