Juvenile Salmon Travel Time Models

This research is conducted as part of the Columbia River Salmon Passage (CRiSP) model. Our goal is to predict the time it takes for juvenile salmon to migrate through segments of the Columbia and Snake Rivers during their migration to the Pacific Ocean. This information is useful for river management actions that attempt to increase the survival of juvenile salmon. An example of the application of this research is the Inseason Forecasts, which provides daily updates of the projected downstream progress of several salmon stocks to several sites along the Snake and Columbia Rivers.

Model Results

Relevent Papers

A multiple reach model to describe the migratory behavior of Snake River yearling chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Richard W. Zabel, James J. Anderson and Pamela Shaw

A model of the travel time of migrating juvenile salmon, with an application to Snake River spring chinook by Richard W. Zabel and James J. Anderson

Dissertation: Spatial and Temporal Models of Migrating Juvenile Salmon with Applications by Richard W. Zabel