OREGON (Cont. ) 



2. Fishery Management Surveys 



The objective is to establish fishery management programs, based on 

 surveys, primarily for waters on Federally controlled areas, such as Service 

 wildlife refuges, Indian reservations, military installations, and Veterans 

 Administration facilities. 



Headquarters - Portland, field work in the several states comprising U. 

 S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1; continuing; Zell Parkhurst and W. M. 

 Morton, Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, River Basin Studies 



1. Washoe Project 



A creel census and economic survey on the Truckee River in California and 

 Nevada to determine the angling effort, catch, and expenditures in the river 

 areas which will be affected by the r-dthorized Washoe Project. 



U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, California Fish and Game Commission 

 and the Nevada Fish and Game Commission cooperating; headquarters - Portland; 

 began 1955, indefinite; $15,000; Warren Nord, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



2. Upper Snake River Investigations 



One of the purposes of this project is to obtain life history data of the 

 native trout stocks that are affected by the constructed Palisades Dam, and 

 which will be affected by the proposed Burns Creek Dam. Another objective 

 is to develop means of keeping trout stocks in the area at a high level of abun- 

 dance. The project will develop similar information on other water develop- 

 inent projects in the area as they are proposed. 



U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and Idaho Department of Fish and Game 

 cooperating; headquarters - Portland; began October 1956, indefinite; $28, 000; 

 Arthur S. Hale, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



3. John Day - McNary - Ice Harbor Investigations 



A creel census has been started to determine the number of anglers and 

 their success in the areas which are affected or which will be affected by the 

 three projects. McNary Dam is constructed. Ice Harbor Dam is londer con- 

 struction, and John Day Dani is in the planning stage. 



U. S. Corps of Engineers cooperating; Columbia and Snake Rivers; began 

 July 1956, indefinite; $12, 000; Robert L. Hacker, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



4. Willamette Basin Flood Control Projects 



Creel census data are being obtained from the Cougar, Green Peter, and 

 Hills Creek project areas. These Crops of Engineers' projects are located on 

 the South Fork McKenzie, Middle Santiam, and Middle Fork Willamette Rivers, 

 respectively. The Cougar project is under construction. The others are still 

 in the planning stage. 



U. S. Corps of Engineers cooperating; headquatters - Portland; began 

 April 1956, indefinite; $21, 700; Robert L. Hacker, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



5. Clark Fork Basin Survey 



This project was initiated to make a basin wide survey of fishery resources. 

 To date a creel census has been made of both the sunnmer trout fishery and the 



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