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Location: Ninilchik River
Species: Chinook
Method: Weir

The selected years are color-coded in the graphs below:

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019

The selected counts are color-coded in the graphs below:

  • Hatchery
  • Wild
Daily CountsSee Hatchery vs. Wild
Hatchery vs. Wild
CumulativeSee Hatchery vs. Wild
Hatchery vs. Wild

Description: Chinook salmon escapement is monitored at a broodstock weir located approximately 4 miles upstream of the mouth from mid-May through early August. Since 1987, hatchery-reared Chinook salmon have been stocked in the Ninilchik River to support the Chinook salmon sport fishery. As a result of this stocking program two groups of Chinook salmon (wild and hatchery-reared) return to the Ninilchik River. Hatchery-reared Chinook salmon are distinguish from wild by the adipose fin. Hatchery Chinook salmon are missing their adipose fin and have a healed fin clip scar. In July, when most of the Chinook salmon ripen and spawn, an inriver holding area is created at the broodstock stock weir to collect and hold fish until they ripen for eggtakes. The egg take goal is to artificially spawn 140 pairs from the Ninilchik River with a minimum of 60 wild pairs for stocking back into the Ninilchik River. The progeny from the eggtakes are used also for stocking the Kachemak Bay terminal areas.

Sustainable Escapement Goal for Chinook in 2019: 750 - 1,300 (Graphed above)

Contact: Area Manager,
(907) 235-1739

90 records returned for the years selected. Dashes indicate days with no count.
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Date
2023
Count
2023
Cumulative
2023
Cumulative
2022
Cumulative
2021
Cumulative
2020
Cumulative
2019
Notes for
2023
Aug-18 - 0 741 786 962 997  
Aug-17 - 0 740 786 962 997  
Aug-16 - 0 740 786 962 997  
Aug-15 - 0 738 786 962 997  
Aug-14 - 0 738 786 962 997  
Aug-13 - 0 738 786 961 997  
Aug-12 - 0 735 786 961 997  
Aug-11 - 0 732 786 957 997  
Aug-10 - 0 724 786 954 997  
Aug-09 - 0 721 785 950 997  
Aug-08 - 0 717 784 948 997  
Aug-07 - 0 714 781 939 988  
Aug-06 - 0 706 781 935 977  
Aug-05 - 0 700 777 930 967  
Aug-04 - 0 691 771 920 850  
Aug-03 - 0 683 769 906 850  
Aug-02 - 0 676 756 890 850  
Aug-01 - 0 665 747 880 850  
Jul-31 - 0 656 740 860 850  
Jul-30 - 0 649 729 852 850  
Jul-29 - 0 634 723 842 824  
Jul-28 - 0 624 709 831 810  
Jul-27 - 0 603 685 816 807  
Jul-26 - 0 586 670 811 805  
Jul-25 - 0 570 651 795 805  
Jul-24 - 0 550 651 750 805  
Jul-23 - 0 533 651 747 800  
Jul-22 - 0 510 651 740 800  
Jul-21 - 0 493 641 722 800  
Jul-20 - 0 490 591 668 800  
Jul-19 - 0 486 577 574 800  
Jul-18 - 0 469 561 571 795  
Jul-17 - 0 439 552 571 795  
Jul-16 - 0 326 518 571 795  
Jul-15 - 0 259 493 571 792  
Jul-14 - 0 259 459 548 792  
Jul-13 - 0 247 412 529 792  
Jul-12 - 0 241 402 526 792  
Jul-11 - 0 241 390 526 760  
Jul-10 - 0 241 348 526 760  
Jul-09 - 0 241 348 526 691  
Jul-08 - 0 218 308 513 691  
Jul-07 - 0 157 296 483 691  
Jul-06 - 0 142 285 466 691  
Jul-05 - 0 76 283 466 691  
Jul-04 - 0 49 283 312 691  
Jul-03 - 0 49 283 192 691  
Jul-02 - 0 49 283 123 677  
Jul-01 - 0 49 274 123 677  
Jun-30 - 0 49 187 123 638  
Jun-29 - 0 49 140 116 638  
Jun-28 - 0 49 120 113 638  
Jun-27 - 0 49 92 88 638  
Jun-26 - 0 49 86 68 638  
Jun-25 - 0 49 84 49 598  
Jun-24 - 0 49 84 36 494  
Jun-23 - 0 49 82 31 299  
Jun-22 - 0 49 80 26 264  
Jun-21 - 0 27 73 18 251  
Jun-20 - 0 25 73 15 247  
Jun-19 - 0 23 73 12 212  
Jun-18 - 0 23 72 9 198  
Jun-17 - 0 23 71 6 196  
Jun-16 - 0 21 71 4 196  
Jun-15 - 0 19 70 4 196  
Jun-14 - 0 19 69 4 187  
Jun-13 - 0 19 59 4 171  
Jun-12 - 0 18 57 4 152  
Jun-11 - 0 18 56 4 143  
Jun-10 - 0 18 56 4 134  
Jun-09 - 0 18 54 4 132  
Jun-08 - 0 18 54 3 132  
Jun-07 - 0 18 49 3 127  
Jun-06 - 0 16 35 2 87  
Jun-05 - 0 16 16 2 77  
Jun-04 - 0 16 9 2 49  
Jun-03 - 0 16 2 2 29  
Jun-02 - 0 10 0 2 15  
Jun-01 - 0 9 0 2 15  
May-31 - 0 9 0 1 14  
May-30 - 0 9 0 1 13  
May-29 - 0 1 0 0 13  
May-28 - 0 0 0 0 13  
May-27 - 0 0 0 0 13  
May-26 - 0 0 0 0 13  
May-25 - 0 0 0 0 8  
May-24 - 0 0 0 0 2  
May-23 - 0 0 0 0 0  
May-22 - 0 0 0 0 0  
May-21 - 0 0 0 0 0