about 75 feet v/ide and discharging about 1^000 Cof.s.^ at high water 

 stage. However;, the discliarge at the raouth from July tiirough December 

 is generally less than 50 c.f ..s. 



The Pacific Power and Light Company has a diversion dam 5 feet 

 high located about U miles above the mouth. The effectiveness of a 

 fishway at the east end is impaired by debris deposited near its lovif- 

 er end by a trash chute Kviiich parallels ito This condition could be 

 corrected easilyc About 450 c.f.s,^ is diverted at the 7iest end of the 

 dam through a pipe line to a povrer plant located 1/2 mile above the 

 mouth. During low water periods this diversion carries almost the en- 

 tire floTj- of the river _o leaving the 32-ii^ile stream section from the 

 dam to the powerhouse return dry or nearly so. The diversion is pro- 

 vided only with a trash rack, and shoulc' be screened to prevent the loss 

 of fish. If possible j a flov; sufficient for the passage of fish shf'uld 

 be maintained at all times between the dam and the povrerhouse return. 

 The Oregon Fish Commission and Game CoLimis s ion have recently successfully 

 negotiated with the pov/er company for an electric fish screen and a new 

 fishway at the dam. 



The Farmer's Irrigation Canal diverts a maximum of about 80 c.f.s.j 

 at a point 11 miles above the mouth and should be screened. 



The gradient is moderate to fairly steep. Good resting pools are 

 scarce., the stream bed is composed mainly of boulders and large rubble, 

 and suitable spai-ming areas are scattered. 



Hood River formerly supported large runs of fall Chinook salmon and 

 steelhead trout^ the greater number of which siaTmed in the tributaries. 

 Due largely to the effects of dans and diversions the chinook salmon run 

 has been nearly exterminated^ and the steelhead run has been greatly re- 

 duced. 



This river system has good potential salmon production possibilities 

 if the necessary stream improvements are made. 



UUko Indian Creek .— (Not surveyed) Enters 1 mile above the mouth « 

 It is a small stream^ about 7 miles long, and is of little value to 

 migratory fish because of irrigation use. 



1MB. Neal Greek . —(Inspected I^rch 22^ 1944i Nielson.) Enters 

 Hood River l/U mile above the Pacific Power and Light Company Dan, is 

 about 9 miles long, and had a flovi of 60 c.f .s. 



A concrete irrigation diversion dam A feet high is located U miles 

 above the mouth., and is impassable to fish vrfien flash boards are in 

 place. The diversion amounted to about 30 c.f .s., but during low T>rater 

 periods practically the entire stream flow is diverted. 



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