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Interrogation Site Metadata

MSH - Methow Fish Hatchery Outfall

Status:   Active - Operational
Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System  |  Organization: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 4/19/2011 10:10 AM

The interrogation site is installed within the outlet channel of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Methow Hatchery located on the Methow River at Rk 82.3 from the confluence with the Columbia River. The outlet channel is approximately 690 ft. in length with a variable wetted width, between 3ft. to approximately 10ft. All juvenile fish released from Methow Hatchery navigate through the outlet channel to reach the Methow River, and returning adult fish also migrate up the outlet channel and are often collected in a trap structure at the head end of the channel. The detection systems in the channel were installed in series and were initially comprised of three model 2001F-ISO portable PIT tag detection units using 24 X 24 pass-through antennas. The site was operated seasonally (from April to June) in this manner until April 2014 when an additional single antenna was permanently affixed to the trap structure and operated year-round utilizing an IS1001 reader. In August 2015, the temporary antennas were removed and the site has operated with only the single, permanent antenna since that time. The interrogation system monitors juvenile salmonid emigration from the hatchery facility, and detects adult fish approaching or entering the trapping facility.

Current Operations

Last File Loaded: MSH-2024-122-P-001.json
Date Last File Loaded: 6/6/2024 8:51 AM
Date Last File Opened: 5/1/2024 1:48 PM
Date Last File Closed: 6/1/2024 5:42 AM
Last Observation Tag: 3DD.003E0DF5E2
Last Observation Date: 5/31/2024 1:24 PM
Detection Summary: Last Day's Observations
Contacts

Primary Contact:

David Grundy
david.grundy@dfw.wa.gov
509-997-0048

Data Steward:

Charles Snow
Charles.Snow@dfw.wa.gov
509-997-0048
Location
Coordinates: 48.476747, -120.204967  |  River Km: 843.085
Operational History

Operational history describes the period the site was interrogating for PIT tags. The comments provide anecdotal information about the operation of the site during this period. Site operational periods are updated typically at the end of the calendar year.

Configuration

Configuration metadata includes details about the equipment used at the site to detect and record PIT tags. A new configuration sequence record is created when equipment is added or removed from the site and the period of time it was active. A configuration sequence without an End Date is currently active.

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Start Date:  4/2/2014
End Date:  ----

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Equipment History

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