Reports

Project Reports
Since our creation in 2004, OBMEP has provided annual reports of our research activities along with findings and conclusions online. Also included are protocols employed in each research activity. The data and conclusions of these reports have expanded the level of knowledge and vision for government, tribal and other partner organizations planning fisheries management in the Okanogan River basin.

Annual Reports
Annual Report 2023 PDF
Annual Report 2022 PDF
Annual Report 2021 PDF
Annual Report 2020 PDF
Annual Report 2019 PDF
Annual Report 2018 PDF
Annual Report 2017 PDF
Annual Report 2016 PDF
Annual Report 2015 PDF
Annual Report 2014 PDF
Annual Report 2013 PDF
Annual Report 2012 PDF
Annual Report 2011 PDF
Annual Report 2010 PDF
Annual Report 2009 PDF
Annual Report 2008 PDF
Annual Report 2007 PDF
Annual Report 2006 PDF
Annual Report 2005 PDF
Annual Report 2004 PDF

ONA Annual Report 2012 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2011 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2010 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2009 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2008 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2007 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2006 PDF
ONA Annual Report 2005 PDF

Steelhead Spawning Surveys
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2023 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2022 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2021 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2020 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2019 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2018 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2017 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2016 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2015 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2014 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2013 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2012 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2011 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2010 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2009 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2008 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2007 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2006 PDF
Steelhead Spawning Survey 2005 PDF

ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2011 PDF
ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2010 PDF
ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2009 PDF
ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2008 PDF
ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2007 PDF
ONA Steelhead Spawning Survey 2006 PDF

Rotary Screw Trapping
Okanogan River Rotary Screw Trap 2007 PDF
Okanogan River Rotary Screw Trap 2006 PDF

Underwater Video
Zosel Dam Adult Enumeration 2008 PDF
Zosel Dam Adult Enumeration 2007 PDF
Zosel Dam Adult Enumeration 2006 PDF

Water Quality
Okanogan Basin Water Quality and Quantity 2006 PDF

Macroinvertebrate Sampling
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Results 2007 PDF

Snorkel Surveys
Snorkel Surveys 2007 PDF
Snorkel Surveys 2006 PDF
Snorkel Surveys 2005 PDF

OBMEP Program Glossary
Definitions of Terms for OBMEP Projects PDF

Annual OBMEP Work Plans
OBMEP Statement of Work 2016-18 PDF
OBMEP Statement of Work 2014-16 PDF
OBMEP Statement of Work 2012-14 PDF
OBMEP Work Plan 2010-11 PDF
OBMEP Work Plan 2009 PDF
OBMEP Work Plan 2008 PDF
OBMEP Work Plan 2007 PDF
OBMEP Work Plan 2006 PDF

Protocols and Procedures
OBMEP maintains a set of protocols for all of our research activities that were developed according to the Monitoring Strategy for the Upper Columbia Basin PDF by Tracy Hillman, with reference to the methods of the Collaboreative Systemwide Monitoring & Evaluation Program (CSMEP) and the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP). To ensure compatibility with other regional and basin wide projects currently underway, we coordinated with multiple disciplines and agencies throughout the Okanogan River Basin, Columbia Cascade Province, and Columbia River Basin. These protocols have undergone stringent testing by OBMEP biologists and field technicians and have been in use since our formation in 2004, though they were reviewed and updated in 2012. OBMEP is utilizing a regional website to document and share the protocols that we use to monitor fish populations and habitat in the Okanogan Basin. The website is www.monitoringresources.org, and should be checked periodically for current protocols by search for the keyword "OBMEP."

Project Protocols
Steelhead Spawning Survey Protocol 2007-Present PDF
Rotary Screw Trap Protocol 2006-2011 PDF
Physical Habitat Protocol 2012-present PDF
Physical Habitat Protocol 2006-2011 PDF
Snorkel Survey Protocol 2007-Present PDF
Water Quality Protocol 2005-2012 PDF
Invertebrate Sampling Protocol 2007-Present PDF
Underwater Video Fish Enumeration Protocol 2007-Present PDF

OBMEP Database Documents
Translating and Entering Data in the OBMEP Database PDF
User's Manual for the OBMEP Database PDF

Additional Reports
The following reports contain information beyond the scope of OBMEP, but the information is vital to understanding salmon population attributes and habitat characteristics in the Okanogan River Basin. The secondary research and analysis from these documents contributes to OBMEP's understanding of current trends.

Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment
2015 Steelhead Habitat Status and Trend Report for 2013 Monitoring PDF
2015 Chinook Habitat Status and Trend Reportcards for 2013 Monitoring PDF
2013 Chinook Habitat Status and Trend Report for 2009 Monitoring
2013 Steelhead Habitat Status and Trend Report for 2009 Monitoring
2013 Memo EDT Life History Model for Okanogan Chinook PDF
2013 Memo EDT Life History Model for Okanogan Steelhead PDF
2010 Okanogan Subbasin 2008 Ecosystem Status and Trends Appendices
2010 Okanogan Subbasin 2008 Ecosystem Status and Trends Executive Summary PDF
2005 EDT Attribute Ratings PDF
2005 Translating River Modeling Output into EDT Habitat Parameters PDF
2005 Translating River Modeling Output into EDT Temperature Parameters PDF

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Okanogan Nation Alliance
Sockeye Salmon Escapement 1947-2001 PDF
Habitat-Based Evaluation of Sockeye Salmon Escapement Objectives 1999 PDF
Sockeye Enumeration Report 2004 PDF

Foster Creek Conservation District
2004 Foster Creek Conservation District Instream Flow Study PDF
2004 Foster Creek Conservation District Fish Snorkel Surveys PDF
2003 Foster Creek Conservation District Final Phase 2 Basin Assessment PDF
2001 Foster Creek Conservation District Limiting Factors Report PDF

LGL Limited, Environmental Research Associates
Conceptual Proposal for a Salmon Enumeration Facility PDF
Draft Study Plan for the Assessment of Predation of Juvenile Salmonids PDF

Migration Barrier Surveys in the Okanogan Watershed
Survey of Barriers to Anadromous Fish in the Canadian Okanogan PDF
Barriers to Anadromous Fish in the Okanogan River Basin PDF

Okanogan Basin-Related Documents
2013 Presentation Determining Spring Chinook Distribution using eDNA PDF
2012 Hughes et al Estimating Vertebrate, Macroinvertebrate, Diatom Taxa Richness in PNW Rivers PDF
2012 Hughes and Herlihy Native Prey Fish and Alien Piscivours Fish in PNW Rivers PDF
2012 Pan et al Non-wadeable River Bioassessment of Benthic Diatoms in PNW Rivers PDF
2009 Summer Chinook Summit: Status Report PDF
2006 Development of a Precipitation-Runoff Model to Simulate Unregulated Streamflow Salmon Creek Basin, Okanogan County, WA PDF
2003 Colville Reservation Resident Fish Compendium and Management Plan PDF
JE Lewis 1921 - 1948 Biles Coleman Lumber Co.'s Reservation Narrow Gauge Logging Railroad PDF

Grant County PUD Omak Creek Summer Steelhead Hatchery Program
2013 Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock and Monitoring Program Annual Report PDF
2012 Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock and Monitoring Program Annual Report PDF
2011 Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock and Monitoring Program Annual Report PDF
2010 Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock and Monitoring Program Annual Report PDF
2009 Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock and Monitoring Program Annual Report PDF

OSHIP Habitat Documents
Aeneas Creek Memo PDF
Cold Water Refugia Report PDF
Siwash Flow Enhancement Study PDF
Tonasket Creek Enhancement Memo PDF
Wildhorse Hydrogeologic Report PDF

Upper Columbia River Subbasin Management Documents
Upper Columbia Revised Biological Strategy 2013 PDF
Assessing Sources for Nutrient Enhancement 2011 PDF
Final Phase I Report UCR Survival Through FCRPS June 2011 PDF
NOAA Five Year Status Update PNW Salmon and Steelhead 2010 PDF
CSEMP Annual Report 2008 PDF
ISEMP Field Manual for PIT tagging in the Upper Columbia River Basin 2008 PDF
Upper Columbia Basin Monitoring Strategy 2006 PDF
Okanogan Subbasin Management Plan 2004 PDF

US Fish and Wildlife Service Reports
Peer review for Mullen et al. 1992 PDF
Mullen et al. 1992 Production and Habitat of Salmonids in Mid-Columbia Tributaries PDF
Mullen et al. 1992 High Resolution: Report Body PDF
Mullen et al. 1992 High Resolution: Appendix PDF
Fish and Hanavan 1948 Report on Grand Coulee Fish-Maintenance Project 1939-1947 PDF

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Juvenile And Adult Abundance, Productivity, and Spatial Structure Monitoring 2016 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2010 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2009 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2008 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2007 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2006 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2005 PDF
Upper Columbia River Summer Chinook Spawning Ground Surveys 2004 PDF

2010-2011 Steelhead Fishery Summary PDF
2009-2010 Steelhead Fishery Summary PDF
2008-2009 Steelhead Fishery Summary PDF

2011 Summer Chinook and Sockeye Creel Survey Summary PDF
2010 Summer Chinook and Sockeye Creel Survey Summary PDF