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Interrogation Site Metadata

OKP - Penticton Channel PIT Array

Status: Active - Operational

Site Type: Instream Remote Detection System | Organization: Okanagan Nation Alliance

General Operational Period: Year Round
Start Date: 11/29/2017 12:00 AM

Penticton Channel, the channelized section of the Okanagan River (sq̓awsitkʷ), connects Okanagan Lake (kłusxnitkʷ) with Skaha Lake (t̕uʔcin) within the city of Penticton, British Columbia. It is the second furthest upstream portion of the system accessible to anadromous fish like sockeye salmon. The PIT array in the channel consists of three 20-ft flat-plate antennas located just north of the former KVR bridge within a 100-m stretch of the channel. These antennas installed in 2017 detect and log the movement of PIT-tagged salmonids. This installation is part of efforts to reintroduce sockeye salmon into their historical range, disrupted by flood control dams built in the 1950s, and the data collected is crucial for understanding environmental impacts and making informed conservation decisions.

Current Operations

Last File Loaded:	OKP-2024-356-P-005.json
Date Last File Loaded:	12/21/2024 10:02 PM
Date Last File Opened:	12/21/2024 6:32 PM
Date Last File Closed:	12/21/2024 9:32 PM
Last Observation Tag:	3DD.003E2BF31F
Last Observation Date:	11/24/2024 11:21 PM
Detection Summary:	Last Day's Observations

Contacts

Primary Contact:

Heath Curtis
heath.curtis@merck.com
208-275-0011

Data Steward:

Macus Ong
mong@syilx.org
250-707-0095

Location

Coordinates: 49.485154, -119.605904 | River Km: 858.196

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: 12/6/2018

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Equipment History

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Event Log Summary

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