Upper and Lower Bennett Dams

Upper and Lower Bennett Dams are located southeast of the town of Stayton on the North Santiam River. Upper Bennett Dam is on the south side of Stayton Island and Lower Bennett Dam is on the north side. Fish passage structures and video cameras are installed at each dam. Review of the video feed allows an ODFW employee to counts the number and species of fish making their way upstream.

Species	Upper Bennett	Lower Bennett	Total
Summer Steelhead	2544	900	3444
Winter Steelhead	770	105	875
Unknown Steelhead	31	3	34
Total Steelhead	3345	1008	4353
Spring Chinook -- Ad clipped	4741	615	5356
Spring Chinook -- Unmarked	1294	170	1464
Spring Chinook -- jacks	116	43	159
Spring Chinook -- Unknown mark	4	1	5
Spring Chinook -- Total	6155	829	6984
Lamprey	1311	139	1450
Coho	3	0	3

Lower Bennett Video Started On 4/25/13.

Lower Bennett Video Removed For Winter Storage On 12/10/13.

Upper Bennett Video Run 24/7 365 Days A Year.