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== Habitat Conditions ==
== Habitat Conditions ==
Water Quality
Stream Temperature
Water temperatures often exceed 26 degrees Celsius, below Prosser<ref>Snyder, E. B., and J. A. Stanford. 2001. Review and Synthesis of River Ecological Studies in the Yakima River, Washington, with Emphasis on Flow and Salmon Habitat Interactions. Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT.</ref>.


== Fish Use ==
== Fish Use ==
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
== Citations ==
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Revision as of 11:52, 11 August 2025

Overview

The Prosser Reach is approximately 9 miles long beginning just below the Yakima/Benton County border at river mile 51 and ending at Snipes Creek at river mile 41.8.


Tributaries

Spring and Snipes Creeks


Facilities

Prosser Diversion Dam at river mile 47

Chandler Canal

Prosser Sewer Treatment Plant

Prosser Hatchery and Enumeration Facility


Hydrology

Flow

Target flows below Prosser and Sunnyside diversion dams were established under the authority of Federal Congressional legislation (Title XII; Public Law 103-434)

Initial target flows ranged from 300 and 600 depending on water supply estimates.


Habitat Conditions

Water Quality

Stream Temperature

Water temperatures often exceed 26 degrees Celsius, below Prosser[1].

Fish Use

Fall Chinook

Spring Chinook

Sockeye Salmon

Coho Salmon

Steelhead Trout

Bull Trout

Lamprey

Pikeminnow

Smallmouth Bass

Citations

  1. Snyder, E. B., and J. A. Stanford. 2001. Review and Synthesis of River Ecological Studies in the Yakima River, Washington, with Emphasis on Flow and Salmon Habitat Interactions. Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT.