Chinook definition
Examples of Chinook in a sentence
In 1997, M&T Ranch and Llano Seco Ranch agreed to dedicate approximately 40 cfs in instream flows from October through June in Butte Creek from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ diversion to confluence with Sacramento River, for spring-run Chinook and steelhead migration and rearing.
The FMS is intended to improve the condition of aquatic resources in the lower American River, particularly fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead by improving flow-related habitat and water temperature.
The 2007 Agreement: Reaffirms and expands and refines the intent of the earlier agreements to provide spring flows (May 1 through June 15) and fall flows (October 15 through November 30) for spring and fall run Chinook salmon.
The 1996 Agreement: Los Molinos Mutual Water Company shall provide a minimum of 10 cubic feet per second in addition to the state’s instantaneous capacity (of 10 cfs) for fall-run Chinook immigration and spawning and spring-run Chinook juvenile migration.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) For adult spring-run Chinook and juvenile spring-run chinook: From May 30 until June 14, 2014, 50 cubic feet per second (cfs), as measured at the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Gage below Stanford-Vina Ranch Irrigation Company (SVRIC) Diversion Dam, as long as 100 cfs is coming out of the canyon.
October 15 to December 31: 50 cfs, as measured at the DWR Gage below the SVIC Diversion Dam, is required for out-migrating yearling juvenile spring-run Chinook and coincidentally Central Valley juvenile and adult steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), which are federally listed as Threatened.
The water temperature objectives of the FMS have been developed to allocate the available lower American River cold water resources for juvenile steelhead rearing in summer, and fall- run Chinook salmon spawning in fall.
For juvenile spring-run Chinook: For the fall period, 50 cfs is required for out-migrating yearling juvenile spring-run Chinook and coincidentally Central Valley juvenile and adult steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), which are federally listed as Threatened.
For winter-run and spring-run Chinook salmon, the instream flow objective for the North Fork of Battle Creek is 30 cubic feet per second (± 5 cfs).
The objective of this Interim Measure is to provide for the safe, timely, and effective upstream passage of Chinook and coho salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific lamprey, and redband trout.