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INFORMATIONAL
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23. |
CARMEL RIVER FISHERY REPORT FOR OCTOBER
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Meeting Date: |
November 13, 2017 |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Beverly Chaney |
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General
Counsel Review: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378. |
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AQUATIC HABITAT AND FLOW CONDITIONS: Carmel River flows held steady in October. Conditions
for juvenile steelhead migration were fair while rearing conditions were good
to fair. Los Padres Dam (LPD) stopped spilling on August 2nd and
releases from Los Padres Reservoir have been held at 13-15 cubic-feet-per-second
(cfs) since August 3.
Mean daily streamflow at the Sleepy Hollow Weir ranged from 16 to 19
cfs (monthly mean 17.1 cfs) resulting in 1,050 acre-feet (AF) of runoff.
Mean daily streamflow at Highway 1 gage ranged from 4.8 to 8.9 cfs (monthly
mean 6.5 cfs), resulting in 396 AF of runoff.
There were 0.15 inches of rainfall in October as recorded at
Cal-Am’s San Clemente gauge. The rainfall total for WY 2018 (which started on
October 1, 2017) is 0.15 inches, or 19% of the long-term year-to-date average
of 0.78 inches.
CARMEL RIVER
LAGOON: During October the
lagoon mouth remained closed and the water surface elevation (WSE) rose from 8.6
to 10.5 feet above mean-sea-level as a mid-month storm brought high waves and
over wash into the lagoon (see graph below).
Surface water-quality was
sampled October 20th as the over wash was occurring. The salinity was 8.20 ppt, dissolved oxygen (DO) was 7.8 mg/l, and water
temperature was 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
SLEEPY HOLLOW STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY: Construction began on the rearing
channel repair project. Redwood planking along the top edge of the channel is
being replaced with new boards and the bird netting and framework over the
rearing channel is being repaired after winter storm damage.
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