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McNary Dam — Spring Chinook

Chinook salmon · Dam ladder count · Columbia River mile 292

2026 season — final

43,275

Chinook salmon past the dam in 2026

The 2026 McNary Dam spring chinook finished at 43,275 adult fish past the dam — there is no escapement goal for a dam count; it finished 24% below the 10-year average final of 56,949 (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

17,87135,74153,61271,483AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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

Daily counts, 2026

Peak May 8 — 3,245AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Daily count table
DateCountCumulative
Apr 0111
Apr 0212
Apr 0357
Apr 0418
Apr 0519
Apr 0609
Apr 0709
Apr 08312
Apr 09012
Apr 10012
Apr 11618
Apr 12220
Apr 13222
Apr 14325
Apr 15429
Apr 16332
Apr 171345
Apr 181964
Apr 192185
Apr 2048133
Apr 2142175
Apr 2292267
Apr 2360327
Apr 2447374
Apr 2548422
Apr 26118540
Apr 27295835
Apr 282221,057
Apr 291671,224
Apr 302721,496
May 013091,805
May 025562,361
May 039713,332
May 041,6464,978
May 051,7886,766
May 062,4359,201
May 072,39511,596
May 083,24514,841
May 092,49517,336
May 102,29719,633
May 112,11821,751
May 121,97423,725
May 131,78225,507
May 141,58627,093
May 1592828,021
May 1697929,000
May 171,45330,453
May 181,21331,666
May 191,03632,702
May 2064533,347
May 2155933,906
May 2254234,448
May 2341134,859
May 2448835,347
May 2542635,773
May 2635536,128
May 2739636,524
May 2819736,721
May 2929737,018
May 3043637,454
May 3142837,882
Jun 0141538,297
Jun 0232838,625
Jun 0350039,125
Jun 0443139,556
Jun 051,36440,920
Jun 061,08442,004
Jun 0767342,677
Jun 0859843,275
Jun 09043,275
Jun 10043,275
Jun 11043,275
Jun 12043,275
Jun 13043,275
Jun 14043,275
Jun 15043,275
Jun 16043,275
Jun 17043,275
Jun 18043,275
Jun 19043,275
Jun 20043,275
Jun 21043,275
Jun 22043,275
Jun 23043,275
Jun 24043,275
Jun 25043,275
Jun 26043,275
Jun 27043,275
Jun 28043,275
Jun 29043,275
Jun 30043,275
Jul 01043,275
Jul 02043,275
Jul 03043,275
Jul 04043,275
Jul 05043,275
Jul 06043,275
Jul 07043,275
Jul 08043,275
Jul 09043,275
Jul 10043,275
Jul 11043,275
Jul 12043,275
Jul 13043,275
Jul 14043,275
Jul 15043,275
Jul 16043,275
Jul 17043,275
Jul 18043,275
Jul 19043,275
Jul 20043,275
Jul 21043,275
Jul 22043,275
Jul 23043,275
Jul 24043,275
Jul 25043,275
Jul 26043,275
Jul 27043,275
Jul 28043,275
Jul 29043,275
Jul 30043,275
Jul 31043,275
Aug 01043,275
Aug 02043,275
Aug 03043,275
Aug 04043,275
Aug 05043,275
Aug 06043,275
Aug 07043,275
Aug 08043,275
Aug 09043,275
Aug 10043,275
Aug 11043,275
Aug 12043,275
Aug 13043,275
Aug 14043,275
Aug 15043,275
Aug 16043,275
Aug 17043,275
Aug 18043,275
Aug 19043,275
Aug 20043,275
Aug 21043,275
Aug 22043,275
Aug 23043,275
Aug 24043,275
Aug 25043,275
Aug 26043,275
Aug 27043,275
Aug 28043,275
Aug 29043,275
Aug 30043,275
Aug 31043,275
Sep 01043,275
Sep 02043,275
Sep 03043,275
Sep 04043,275
Sep 05043,275
Sep 06043,275
Sep 07043,275
Sep 08043,275
Sep 09043,275
Sep 10043,275
Sep 11043,275
Sep 12043,275
Sep 13043,275
Sep 14043,275
Sep 15043,275
Sep 16043,275
Sep 17043,275
Sep 18043,275
Sep 19043,275
Sep 20043,275
Sep 21043,275
Sep 22043,275
Sep 23043,275
Sep 24043,275
Sep 25043,275
Sep 26043,275
Sep 27043,275
Sep 28043,275
Sep 29043,275
Sep 30043,275
Oct 01043,275
Oct 02043,275
Oct 03043,275
Oct 04043,275
Oct 05043,275
Oct 06043,275
Oct 07043,275
Oct 08043,275
Oct 09043,275
Oct 10043,275
Oct 11043,275
Oct 12043,275
Oct 13043,275
Oct 14043,275
Oct 15043,275
Oct 16043,275
Oct 17043,275
Oct 18043,275
Oct 19043,275
Oct 20043,275
Oct 21043,275
Oct 22043,275
Oct 23043,275
Oct 24043,275
Oct 25043,275
Oct 26043,275
Oct 27043,275
Oct 28043,275
Oct 29043,275
Oct 30043,275
Oct 31043,275

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 56,949.

Final counts by year

YearFinal countvs 10-yr avg
202643,275below average
202569,726above average
202463,137above average
202357,011above average
202290,904above average
202147,368below average
202033,790below average
201931,650below average
201844,426below average
201744,291below average
201687,191above average

About this count

How it is counted: Dam ladder count at Columbia River mile 292.

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.

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).