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Ice Harbor Dam — Steelhead

Steelhead · Dam ladder count · Snake River mile 10

2026 season — final

32,633

Steelhead past the dam in 2026

The 2026 Ice Harbor Dam steelhead finished at 32,633 steelhead past the dam — there is no escapement goal for a dam count; it finished 50% below the 10-year average final of 64,946 (mean of 10 seasons, 2016–2025).

No escapement goal — compared with the 10-year average

Season summary

The 2026 season, finished — compare it with earlier years. Toggle seasons, flip between daily counts and the cumulative run, and overlay the 10-year average.

Cumulative count vs the 10-year average

20,09440,18860,28280,376AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

2026 final run  10-year average (mean of 2016–2025)  Middle half of seasons

Daily counts, 2026

Peak Sep 25 — 1,412AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Daily count table
DateCountCumulative
Apr 011616
Apr 021228
Apr 031139
Apr 04746
Apr 05551
Apr 06657
Apr 07461
Apr 08768
Apr 09876
Apr 10783
Apr 11588
Apr 12492
Apr 1310102
Apr 1412114
Apr 159123
Apr 169132
Apr 1710142
Apr 189151
Apr 194155
Apr 202157
Apr 210157
Apr 221158
Apr 232160
Apr 244164
Apr 252166
Apr 262168
Apr 275173
Apr 286179
Apr 291180
Apr 300180
May 01-1179
May 02-1178
May 030178
May 04-1177
May 05-1176
May 060176
May 073179
May 081180
May 09-2178
May 102180
May 111181
May 120181
May 13-1180
May 140180
May 150180
May 160180
May 170180
May 182182
May 190182
May 201183
May 210183
May 222185
May 23-1184
May 240184
May 250184
May 262186
May 274190
May 281191
May 291192
May 301193
May 310193
Jun 012195
Jun 023198
Jun 031199
Jun 040199
Jun 050199
Jun 060199
Jun 072201
Jun 085206
Jun 094210
Jun 101211
Jun 113214
Jun 128222
Jun 133225
Jun 142227
Jun 155232
Jun 162234
Jun 1716250
Jun 187257
Jun 1912269
Jun 2026295
Jun 2112307
Jun 2216323
Jun 2318341
Jun 2418359
Jun 2541400
Jun 2642442
Jun 2755497
Jun 2841538
Jun 2921559
Jun 3034593
Jul 0149642
Jul 0251693
Jul 0337730
Jul 0453783
Jul 0556839
Jul 0666905
Jul 0762967
Jul 08581,025
Jul 09441,069
Jul 10541,123
Jul 11611,184
Jul 12521,236
Jul 13741,310
Jul 14791,389
Jul 15571,446
Jul 16741,520
Jul 171111,631
Jul 18891,720
Jul 191041,824
Jul 20881,912
Jul 211372,049
Jul 22622,111
Jul 23692,180
Jul 24652,245
Jul 25632,308
Jul 26472,355
Jul 27532,408
Jul 28492,457
Jul 29482,505
Jul 30312,536
Jul 31282,564
Aug 01222,586
Aug 02182,604
Aug 03132,617
Aug 04152,632
Aug 05142,646
Aug 06142,660
Aug 07232,683
Aug 08122,695
Aug 09292,724
Aug 10272,751
Aug 11222,773
Aug 12122,785
Aug 13172,802
Aug 14182,820
Aug 15402,860
Aug 16322,892
Aug 17242,916
Aug 18362,952
Aug 19493,001
Aug 20523,053
Aug 21433,096
Aug 22373,133
Aug 23673,200
Aug 24273,227
Aug 25453,272
Aug 26543,326
Aug 27723,398
Aug 28483,446
Aug 29983,544
Aug 30923,636
Aug 31373,673
Sep 011063,779
Sep 021533,932
Sep 032724,204
Sep 042744,478
Sep 053474,825
Sep 064385,263
Sep 076165,879
Sep 084076,286
Sep 095716,857
Sep 107887,645
Sep 116568,301
Sep 125888,889
Sep 138859,774
Sep 141,00710,781
Sep 1577411,555
Sep 1696412,519
Sep 171,16413,683
Sep 1864014,323
Sep 1969715,020
Sep 2070515,725
Sep 211,10016,825
Sep 221,23918,064
Sep 2378118,845
Sep 2483319,678
Sep 251,41221,090
Sep 261,01522,105
Sep 2775922,864
Sep 281,00423,868
Sep 2952024,388
Sep 3032524,713
Oct 0179825,511
Oct 0276726,278
Oct 0342926,707
Oct 0446027,167
Oct 0552627,693
Oct 0644728,140
Oct 0741428,554
Oct 0845129,005
Oct 0934629,351
Oct 1025029,601
Oct 1116429,765
Oct 1230530,070
Oct 1320030,270
Oct 1417230,442
Oct 1514530,587
Oct 1620530,792
Oct 1719530,987
Oct 189431,081
Oct 1917131,252
Oct 2015331,405
Oct 2114731,552
Oct 2210031,652
Oct 2315631,808
Oct 2411531,923
Oct 2510932,032
Oct 2612332,155
Oct 279332,248
Oct 288232,330
Oct 2913732,467
Oct 308132,548
Oct 318532,633

Escapement goal

No escapement goal applies to a dam count — goals are set for spawning escapement, and a dam tally is passage, not escapement. The yardstick on this page is the run's own history.

The 2016–2025 average final is 64,946.

Final counts by year

YearFinal countvs 10-yr avg
202632,633below average
202578,997above average
2024105,271above average
202368,739above average
202269,204above average
202138,570below average
202056,210below average
201931,642below average
201844,398below average
201761,961below average
201694,473above average

About this count

How it is counted: Dam ladder count at Snake River mile 10.

Dam day counts are expanded estimates: counters watch the ladders 16 hours a day, 50 minutes of every hour, and the day count is that tally multiplied by 1.2. Fish passing at night, through the navigation lock or through turbines are not counted. The Corps reviews counts with video after the season and occasionally revises them.

Steelhead pass through the whole Apr 1 – Oct 31 counting window; the upriver summer steelhead run makes up most of the passage. Fish passing in winter are video-counted on a delayed schedule and are not in these totals.

Counts post daily in season; in-season figures are preliminary, and the Corps reviews the season after it closes — the figures here are the final published ones. Source: Fish Passage Center — Adult Data Query (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers counts).