Summer Steelhead/Columbia Basin Redband Trout – Upper Snake SMU

Overview

Species Common Name Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout
Species Scientific Name Oncorhynchus mykiss/Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
SMU/ ESU/ DPS/Subspecies Summer Steelhead/Columbia Basin Redband Trout - Upper Snake SMU (Snake River Basin DPS)
State Listing Status Sensitive

Ecoregions

Blue Mountains

Located in NE Oregon, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in the state. It provides a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extend beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington.

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

Special needs

Require streams with clean gravel, complex habitat, and cool temperatures for spawning and rearing.
Require access for anadromous migration.

Limiting factors

Water quality.
Alterations of hydrology and watershed function.
Fish passage.
Riparian condition.
Marine survival.

Data gaps

Continue ongoing monitoring of populations and conservation effectiveness.

Conservation actions

Maintain or restore aquatic and riparian habitat.
Continue ongoing restoration efforts involving landowners, tribes, and agency partners (NOAA, NMFS, ODFW, OWEB).