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Tens of thousands of young spring Chinook salmon, kokanee/sockeye salmon and steelhead have passed through a new underwater tower and fish collection facility at Round Butte Dam. Migrating fish follow currents created by the tower and are collected, marked and transported downstream. Read the latest reports from fish biologists in News.

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Downstream fish passage restored

For the first time in 40 years, the downstream passage of salmon and steelhead has been secured in Central Oregon’s Deschutes River Basin. Tens of thousands of young fish reared in streams and rivers above three Deschutes River dams have been passed downstream and are continuing their journey to the Pacific Ocean.

In December 2009, PGE and the Confedered Tribes of Warm Springs (co-owners of the Pelton Round Butte Hydro Project) completed construction of a one-of-a-kind facility on Lake Billy Chinook at Round Butte Dam, designed to attract and collect migrating fish. Explore this site to learn more.

Visit PGE’s corporate Web site to learn more about how PGE is helping fish thrive.