Columbia River DART provides an interactive data resource designed for research and management purposes relating to the Columbia Basin salmon populations and river environment. Currently, daily data plus historic information dating back to 1878 is accessible online. Columbia River DART focuses on the Columbia Basin dams and fish passage. Detailed information is brought in daily from federal, state and tribal databases to provide a comprehensive information tool. Daily data loads occur from 5:30 to 8:30 every morning as well as several updates throughout the day.
Columbia River DART generates user-specified data files which can be saved to a user's personal computer in a variety of formats designed to be compatible with most spreadsheet programs. In addition, Columbia River DART has graphing capabilities which allow for the visual comparison of multiple variables on one plot. These output formats are available for the following data resources related to fish passage, PIT tags and the river environment.
Columbia Basin Quick Look
- Queries:
- Adult Passage Graphic presentation of current adult passage—Steelhead, Wild Steelhead, Chinook, Jack Chinook, Sockeye and Coho—with the ten year averages at Bonneville, McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Granite, Priest Rapids, and Wells dams. Updated daily.
- Bonneville Spring Chinook Graphic presentation of Bonneville Spring Chinook (3/15-6/15) Adult Passage in 2012 with 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 (selected for timing) and 10 Year Average
- ESU Passage Graphic presentation of current passage for select Columbia Basin ESU (Evolutionarily Significant Unit) & DPS (Distinct Population Segment) stocks with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, McNary, John Day, and Bonneville dams. Updated daily.
- Smolt Passage Graphic presentation of current Smolt Index—Yearling Chinook, Subyearling Chinook, Steelhead, Sockeye and Coho—with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, Rock Island, McNary, John Day and Bonneville dams. Updated daily.
- River Environment Graphic presentation of current river environment—Outflow, Temperature, Spill, Spill Percent, and Dissolved Gas Percent—with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Ice Harbor, Wells, Priest Rapids, McNary, and Bonneville dams. Updated daily.
Adult Salmonid Passage
Adult Passage
- Data Available: 1938 to the present. Refer to the Adult Passage Visual Counts Metadata & Glossary for project specific data inventory.
- Primary Data Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NWD and Chelan, Douglas, and Grant County PUDs, Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project, Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife (OBMEP), Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife.
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects
- Daily Counts: HTML Table Output of Daily Passage for All Species for Single Year, Single Project with Daily 10 Year Averages with CSV Download File
- Quick Look: Presents current Columbia Basin Chinook, Steelhead, Sockeye and Coho adult passage counts with the ten year averages at Bonneville, McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Granite, Priest Rapids, and Wells dams. Updated daily.
- Basin Summary: HTML Table Output of Total Counts for All Species at All Projects, Single Year with 10 Year Averages; formerly 'All Projects'
- Project Summary: HTML Output of Total Counts for All Species for Single Year, Single Project with YTD Analytics for Comparisons to Last Year, 4 Year Average, 10 Year Average and Graphs of Run Timing, Cumulative Passage, and 4 Year Rolling Mean; formerly 'All Species'
- Annual Summary: HTML Table Output of Annual Total Counts for All Species for Single Project and CSV Download File
- Monthly Summary: HTML Table Output of Monthly Counts for All Species for Single Year with 10 Year Averages and CSV Download File
- Ladder Summary: HTML Table Output of Daily Ladder Counts of All Species for Single Year, Single Project with Spill Percent and Outflow
- Historical Run Timing: Graph and HTML Table Output for 10 Year Historical Run Timing for Single Species, Single Project with Migration Timing Characteristics and Passage Dates.
PIT Tag Adult Returns
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Observation Sites
- Detail by Observation Year Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each adult return PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Observation Year, Single Observation Site with CSV Download File
- Detail by Release Year Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each adult return PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Release Year, Single Observation Site with CSV Download File
- Basin Summary HTML Table Output of Total Observations for All Species at All Projects, Single Year
- Mean Travel Times HTML Table Output of Release and Observation Summary with Reach Mean Travel Times Email for Single Population for Single Year
- Historical Run Timing Graph and HTML Table Output for 10 Year Historical Run Timing for Single Species-Run-Rear Type combination, Single Observation Site with Migration Timing Characteristics and Passage Dates
- Conversion Rate Graph and HTML Table Output for Reach Conversation Reach for Release Basin and Single Species-Run-Rear Type combination
PIT Tag Adult Sampling and Tagging at Ladders Valid Sample TagID List and Sample Time/Rates
- Data Available: 2009 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
PIT Tag Adult Fallback Adjustment Rates
- Data Available: 2004 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Sport Fishing & Recreation
- Data Available: 1995 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: USACE, NWD
Juvenile Salmonid Passage
PIT Tag Observations by Observation Site
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects with River Environment
- Detail Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each observed PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Year, Single Project with CSV Download File
- Summary & Migration Timing Component Stocks HTML Table Output of Observation Totals for Single Year for each component stock (Release Site, Species, Run, and Rear Type) for Single Species, Single Observation Site with migration timing information (10%, 50%, 90%) for each stock
- Historical Run Timing Graph and HTML Table Output for 10 Year Historical Run Timing for Single Species, Run, Rear Type combination, Single Project with Migration Timing Characteristics and Passage Dates
PIT Tag Observations by Release Hydro Unit
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Release Hydrounits, Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects with River Environment
- Detail Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each observed PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Year, Single Hydrounit with CSV Download File
- Summary & Migration Timing Component Stocks HTML Table Output of Observation Totals for Single Year for each component stock (Release Site, Species, Run, and Rear Type) by Hydrounit for Single Species with migration timing information (10%, 50%, 90%) for each stock
PIT Tag Observations by Release Site
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects with River Environment
- Detail Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each observed PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Year, Single Release Site, Single Project with CSV Download File
PIT Tag Observations by Tag Coordinator
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects with River Environment
- Detail Table Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each observed PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Year, Single Project with CSV Download File
- Summary & Migration Timing Component Stocks HTML Table Output of Observation Totals for Single Year for each component stock (Release Site, Species, Run, and Rear Type) for All Species, All Observation Sites with migration timing information (10%, 50%, 90%) for each stock
PIT Tag Release & Observation Summary
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- by Tag Files for Generating Survival and Travel Time estimates Create specific grouping of PIT Tag Releases based on release or observation criteria and user-specified Tag Files for viewing Release and Observation summary and for generating Survival and Travel Time estimates
- by General Release and Observation Parameters Create grouping of PIT Tag fish based on release and/or observation criteria for viewing Release and Observation summary
PIT Tag TagID List Analysis and Reporting
Smolt Index
- Data Available: 1985 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Fish Passage Center
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects
- Daily Passage HTML Table Output of Daily Passage for All Species for Single Year, Single Project with Daily 10 Year Averages with CSV Download File
- Quick Look Presents current Columbia Basin Smolt Index with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, Rock Island, McNary, John Day and Bonneville dams. Updated daily.
- Historical Run Timing Graph and HTML Table Output for 10 Year Historical Run Timing for Single Species, Single Project with Migration Timing Characteristics and Passage Dates
Transportation
- Data Available: 1985 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Fish Passage Center
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects
- Daily Transport Table Output of Daily Tranport for All Species for Single Year, Single Project with CSV Download File
Trap Collected Counts
- Data Available: 1997 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: WDFW, Chelan PUD, Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife (OBMEP), Douglas PUD, USFWS, Yakama Nation
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Species, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects
- Daily Counts Table Output of Daily Passage for All Species for Single Year, Single Project with Daily 10 Year Averages with CSV Download File
Instream Arrays & Subbasins with Interrogation and Recapture datasets
PIT Tag Subbasins by Tributary/Basin Release and Observation Summary and Detection Details with Interrogation and Recapture datasets
- Data Available: 1999 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Summary Presents observation summaries identified by stage of matching fish—released or detected in the Selected Tributary/Basin or the Selected Tag Files—with links to view Detection Details.
- Detection Details Presents detection histories for fish released or detected in the Selected Tributary/Basin or the Selected Tag Files. Included in Detection Details report is analysis of Release Type and Observation Type for released and detected fish.
- Release Type Categories:
- Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- Other Defined Basin release, not mainstem/migration corridor.
- Mainstem/migration corridor release above Selected Tributary/Basin, not basin fish.
- Mainstem/migration corridor release below Selected Tributary/Basin, could be basin fish.
- Tagged as Adults, could be basin fish.
- Tagged as Adults in Selected Tributary/Basin, could be basin fish.
- Observation Type Categories:
- Y: Selected Tributary/Basin detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- U: Unknown, Selected Tributary/Basin detection for unknown natal stream, tagged as adult.
- WB: Wander/Stray; Other Defined Basin detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WM: Wander/Stray; Mainstem detection above John Day for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WS: Wander/Stray; Snake (migration corridor) detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WC: Wander/Stray; Upper Columbia (migration corridor) detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- O: Other, Selected Tributary/Basin detection for Other Defined Basin release.
- JA: Jack, chinook migrating upstream 1 year after release.
- MJ: Minijack, chinook migrating upstream in the same year as release.
- K: Kelt, downstream migration for steelhead having already completed migration at least once, i.e., observed in expected basin as adult or tagged as adult. Very strict/cautious criteria are applied for Kelt. Fish are labeled Kelt once detected below McNary. Tagging Flag Code and Recapture Flag "KL" are included in report, but are not currently part of the criteria.
- RS: Repeat Spawner, return migration for fish having already completed migration at least once, i.e., observed in expected basin as adult or tagged as adult.
- G: Ghost/Shed Tag, (1) detected 3 or more years after last detection for all tagged as adults (2) detected 5 years after last detection for all stages and species (3) steelhead tagged as juvenile with first detection 4 or more years after tagging (4) salmon tagged as juvenile with first detection 2 or more years after tagging (5) all tagged as adults with first detection 2 or more years after tagging.
- Release Type Categories:
PIT Tag Subbasins by Detection Site Observation Summary and Detection Details with Coil and Recapture datasets
- Data Available: 2006 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Queries:
- Summary Presents observation summaries identified by stage of matching fish—detected at the selected Detection Site—with links to view Detection Details.
- Detection Details Presents detection histories for fish detected at the selected Detection Sit. Included in Detection Details report is analysis of Release Type and Observation Type for detected fish.
- Release Type Categories:
- Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- Other Defined Basin release, not mainstem/migration corridor.
- Mainstem/migration corridor release above Selected Tributary/Basin, not basin fish.
- Mainstem/migration corridor release below Selected Tributary/Basin, could be basin fish.
- Tagged as Adults, could be basin fish.
- Tagged as Adults in Selected Tributary/Basin, could be basin fish.
- Observation Type Categories:
- Y: Selected Tributary/Basin detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- U: Unknown, Selected Tributary/Basin detection for unknown natal stream, tagged as adult.
- WB: Wander/Stray; Other Defined Basin detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WM: Wander/Stray; Mainstem detection above John Day for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WS: Wander/Stray; Snake (migration corridor) detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- WC: Wander/Stray; Upper Columbia (migration corridor) detection for Selected Tributary/Basin release.
- O: Other, Selected Tributary/Basin detection for Other Defined Basin release.
- JA: Jack, chinook migrating upstream 1 year after release.
- MJ: Minijack, chinook migrating upstream in the same year as release.
- K: Kelt, downstream migration for steelhead having already completed migration at least once, i.e., observed in expected basin as adult or tagged as adult. Very strict/cautious criteria are applied for Kelt. Fish are labeled Kelt once detected below McNary. Tagging Flag Code and Recapture Flag "KL" are included in report, but are not currently part of the criteria.
- RS: Repeat Spawner, return migration for fish having already completed migration at least once, i.e., observed in expected basin as adult or tagged as adult.
- G: Ghost/Shed Tag, (1) detected 3 or more years after last detection for all tagged as adults (2) detected 5 years after last detection for all stages and species (3) steelhead tagged as juvenile with first detection 4 or more years after tagging (4) salmon tagged as juvenile with first detection 2 or more years after tagging (5) all tagged as adults with first detection 2 or more years after tagging.
- Release Type Categories:
Interrogation Sites, Recapture Locations, and Year Ranges DART Fact Table
- Data Available: 1989 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
ESU (Evolutionarily Significant Unit) & DPS (Distinct Population Segment)
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- ESU (Evolutionarily Significant Unit)
- Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook ESU: 1988 to the present.
- Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook ESU: 1994 to the present.
- Lower Columbia River Chinook ESU: 2005 to the present.
- Upper Willamette River Chinook ESU: 1999 to the present.
- Snake River Fall Chinook ESU: 1991 to the present.
- Snake River Sockeye ESU: 1990 to the present.
- DPS (Distinct Population Segment)
- Snake River Steelhead DPS: 1988 to the present.
- Upper Columbia Steelhead DPS: 1989 to the present.
- Middle Columbia Steelhead DPS: 1989 to the present.
- Lower Columbia Steelhead DPS: 2000 to the present.
- Queries
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Populations, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects with River Environment dataset
- Quick Look: Presents current Columbia Basin ESU and DPS passage with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, McNary, John Day, and Bonneville dams for select ESU/DPS populations. Updated daily.
- Observation Detail: able Output of Detailed Release and Observation information for each observed PIT Tag ID for Single Population, Single Year, Single Project with CSV Download File
- Summary & Migration Timing Component Stocks: HTML Table Output of Daily Observation Totals for Single Year for each component stock (Release Site, Species, Run, and Rear Type) for Single Population, All Projects with migration timing information (10%, 50%, 90%) for each project
- Mean Travel Times: HTML Table Output of Reach Mean Travel Times for Single Population for All Years with Graphs of Daily Mean Travel Times
- Historical Run Timing: Graph and HTML Table Output for 10 Year Historical Run Timing for Single Stock, Single Project with Migration Timing Characteristics and Passage Dates
Salmonid Releases
Hatchery Releases
- Data Available: 1979 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Fish Passage Center.
PIT Tag Releases
- Data Available: 1987 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
PIT Tag Release Sites
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
- Queries
- Table: HTML Table Output of Columbia Basin PIT Tag Release Sites Sortable by State, Release Site Code, Site Name, Hydro Unit, Total KM, or River KM.
- by Hydro Unit Map: Table Output of PIT Tag Release Sites contained within the Hydro Unit as selected from Columbia Basin Hydro Unit Map.
Resident Species
PIT Tag Resident Species Summary with Release & Detection History
- Data Available: 1987 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
- Resident Species:
- Rainbow Trout
- Bulltrout
- Cutthroat
- Lamprey
- White Sturgeon
- Green Sturgeon
- Northern Pikeminnow
- Brook Trout
- American Shad
- Mountain Whitefish
- Walleye
- Channel Catfish
- Smallmouth Bass
River and Ocean Data
River Environment
- Data Available: 1949 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NWD and Grant County PUD and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Data Variables, Multiple Years, Multiple Projects
- Daily Data: HTML Table Output of River Environment conditions for Single Year, Single Project with CSV Download File
- Quick Look: Presents current Columbia Basin river environment with the ten year averages at Lower Granite, Ice Harbor, Wells, Priest Rapids, McNary, and Bonneville dams. Updated daily.
Streamflow
- Data Available: 1878 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: U.S. Geological Survey.
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Data Variables, Multiple Years, Multiple Locations
- Daily Data: Text Table Output of Daily Data for All Variables for Single Year, Single Location with CSV Download File
Hourly Water Quality
- Data Available: 1995 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NWD.
- Queries:
- Graphics: Hourly Graphics Output for Single Variable, Single Year, Single Location
- Hourly Data: Text Output for Multiple Variables, Single Year, Single Location with CSV Download File
Coastal Upwelling Index
- Data Available: 1967 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: NMFS, Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory.
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Data Variables, Multiple Years, Multiple Locations
- Daily Data: Text Table Output of Daily Data for All Variables for Single Year, Single Location with CSV Download File
Ocean Moored Buoys
- Data Available: 1980 to the present.
- Primary Data Source: NMFS, Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory.
- Queries:
- Graphics&Text: Graphics and Text Output for Multiple Data Variables, Multiple Years, Multiple Locations
- Daily Data: Text Table Output of Daily Data for All Variables for Single Year, Single Location with CSV Download File