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Lower Granite Dam — Steelhead

Steelhead · Dam ladder count · Snake River mile 107

2026 season — final

28,381

Steelhead past the dam in 2026

The 2026 Lower Granite Dam steelhead finished at 28,381 steelhead past the dam — there is no escapement goal for a dam count; it finished 55% below the 10-year average final of 62,699 (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

18,66037,31955,97974,639AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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

Daily counts, 2026

Peak Sep 30 — 1,515AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Daily count table
DateCountCumulative
Apr 011818
Apr 021533
Apr 031245
Apr 041863
Apr 051780
Apr 06989
Apr 0714103
Apr 0815118
Apr 0919137
Apr 1014151
Apr 1113164
Apr 127171
Apr 138179
Apr 144183
Apr 1512195
Apr 164199
Apr 1710209
Apr 1815224
Apr 1912236
Apr 2013249
Apr 2113262
Apr 227269
Apr 238277
Apr 246283
Apr 2513296
Apr 264300
Apr 275305
Apr 287312
Apr 295317
Apr 308325
May 016331
May 0210341
May 038349
May 048357
May 056363
May 063366
May 074370
May 084374
May 096380
May 105385
May 111386
May 123389
May 132391
May 14-1390
May 150390
May 161391
May 170391
May 180391
May 190391
May 202393
May 211394
May 222396
May 231397
May 243400
May 251401
May 261402
May 272404
May 280404
May 291405
May 300405
May 312407
Jun 010407
Jun 020407
Jun 030407
Jun 040407
Jun 053410
Jun 062412
Jun 070412
Jun 082414
Jun 090414
Jun 102416
Jun 111417
Jun 122419
Jun 132421
Jun 147428
Jun 151429
Jun 164433
Jun 175438
Jun 184442
Jun 192444
Jun 200444
Jun 213447
Jun 226453
Jun 232455
Jun 248463
Jun 2511474
Jun 2616490
Jun 2711501
Jun 2813514
Jun 2911525
Jun 3020545
Jul 0128573
Jul 0221594
Jul 0327621
Jul 0418639
Jul 0532671
Jul 0628699
Jul 0727726
Jul 0828754
Jul 0922776
Jul 1024800
Jul 1128828
Jul 1231859
Jul 1338897
Jul 1415912
Jul 1525937
Jul 1662999
Jul 17291,028
Jul 18251,053
Jul 19211,074
Jul 2091,083
Jul 21161,099
Jul 22271,126
Jul 23261,152
Jul 24301,182
Jul 25181,200
Jul 26301,230
Jul 27341,264
Jul 28331,297
Jul 29431,340
Jul 30361,376
Jul 31321,408
Aug 01271,435
Aug 02541,489
Aug 03541,543
Aug 04391,582
Aug 05361,618
Aug 06331,651
Aug 07311,682
Aug 08291,711
Aug 09301,741
Aug 10121,753
Aug 11291,782
Aug 12191,801
Aug 13241,825
Aug 14301,855
Aug 15121,867
Aug 16191,886
Aug 17321,918
Aug 18221,940
Aug 19431,983
Aug 20302,013
Aug 21262,039
Aug 22412,080
Aug 23452,125
Aug 24662,191
Aug 25612,252
Aug 26512,303
Aug 27582,361
Aug 28492,410
Aug 29612,471
Aug 301022,573
Aug 31992,672
Sep 01762,748
Sep 02752,823
Sep 03712,894
Sep 04982,992
Sep 05873,079
Sep 061243,203
Sep 071823,385
Sep 081943,579
Sep 092253,804
Sep 102624,066
Sep 114464,512
Sep 124274,939
Sep 134175,356
Sep 145185,874
Sep 154296,303
Sep 164966,799
Sep 174987,297
Sep 188578,154
Sep 196818,835
Sep 207219,556
Sep 2159610,152
Sep 2261410,766
Sep 231,02211,788
Sep 2469212,480
Sep 2551812,998
Sep 261,29114,289
Sep 2771415,003
Sep 2877315,776
Sep 2983716,613
Sep 301,51518,128
Oct 0189419,022
Oct 0278419,806
Oct 0368620,492
Oct 0454421,036
Oct 0552521,561
Oct 0648222,043
Oct 0755522,598
Oct 0851423,112
Oct 0944323,555
Oct 1071324,268
Oct 1138124,649
Oct 1220724,856
Oct 1331625,172
Oct 1439925,571
Oct 1529125,862
Oct 1627626,138
Oct 1725026,388
Oct 1828226,670
Oct 1917926,849
Oct 2013226,981
Oct 2115127,132
Oct 2215727,289
Oct 2322827,517
Oct 2415027,667
Oct 2513327,800
Oct 268927,889
Oct 2711628,005
Oct 2811928,124
Oct 298528,209
Oct 309228,301
Oct 318028,381

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 62,699.

Final counts by year

YearFinal countvs 10-yr avg
202628,381below average
202572,050above average
202496,417above average
202365,328above average
202268,189above average
202137,688below average
202053,806below average
201930,373below average
201847,345below average
201766,933above average
201688,861above average

About this count

How it is counted: Dam ladder count at Snake River mile 107.

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).