Summary Description: Monitor annually kokanee abundance and quality of spawning gravel. Assess impact of Albeni Fall Dam operation on lake levels and the kokanee population. Gather baseline data on kokanee abundance prior to the proposed lake level changes.

Background: Albeni Falls dam changes lake levels winter depending on downstream needs and weather conditions.The Army Corps of Engineers continually changes the operation of Albeni Falls Dam. Lake levels have raised as much as 5 feet after kokanee spawning (1994) and dropped as much as 2.3 feet (1986) after spawning. Lake levels have changed to help downstream flood control and aid repairs on downstream projects. In the Council’s program, 10.6E and 5.4D.7, lake levels will change once again to determine the effects on the reservoir’s fisheries and anadromous fisheries. To monitor all of these changes, a project needs to stay in place which annually estimates the abundance of each year class of kokanee. Monitoring kokanee in Lake Pend Oreille has been conducted under other BPA funded projects since 1985.

Milestones: The project received about $50,000 in funding from SOR budget before it was transferred into the Fish and Wildlife Program budget. Only Fish and Wildlife Program funding shows in the historic budget data for the project. Collected data concerning the possible effects of a higher winter operating pool level.

Results: Not recorded

Publications:

Publication Title	Report Type	Coverage Years	Published	Pages	DOE/BP Number
Kokanee Impacts Assessment and Monitoring on Lake Pend Oreille and Dworshak Reservoir Idaho	Annual	1994 - 1994	Jun 1995		35167-5 R 109

Project Classification Keys:
Primary: All projects in the Resident Fish Program
Secondary: Monitoring, baseline, assessment, and O&M;
Tertiary: Impacts and outcomes of various conditions and facilities

Work Sites

Site/Subsite Names	Site Type	Types of Work Performed
LAKE PEND OREILLE/	Reservoir (incl. lakes, ponds,etc.)	Survey, study, research, monitor, evaluate
SULLIVAN SPRINGS CREEK/	Stream (river, creek, canal, etc.)	Survey, study, research, monitor, evaluate

Project Budget and Obligation:

Fiscal Year	Initially Authorized	Latest Authorized	Authorized Change	Obligation In Process	Bonneville Overhead	Contracted Obligation	Contracted Agent
1994	$0	$52,897	$52,897	$0	$0	$52,897	IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME
1995	$0	$52,930	$52,930	$0	$0	$52,930	IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME
Totals:	$0	$105,827	$105,827	$0	$0	$105,827	.