Upper Columbia River Steelhead

ESA Listing Status: Threatened on Aug. 24, 2009 46kb

ESU Definition: This distinct population segment, or DPS, includes all naturally spawned anadromous O. mykiss (steelhead) populations below natural and manmade impassable barriers in streams in the Columbia River Basin upstream from the Yakima River, Wash., to the U.S.-Canada border, and six artificial propagation programs:

• Wenatchee River
• Wells Hatchery (in the Methow and Okanogan Rivers)
• Winthrop National Fish Hatchery
• Omak Creek
• Ringold 

Current Population Trends:

• Salmon Population Trend Summaries
• Salmon Population Summary Database
• 5-Year Salmon Status Review 1.2MB

Critical Habitat: Designated Sept. 2, 2005 622kb

• Supporting Information

Protective Regulations: Issued Feb. 1, 2006 62kb

Steelhead Status Reviews

Steelhead Federal Register Notices

Steelhead Maps & GIS Data