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The mission of the Complex is to produce high quality spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts commensurate with the production goals established by the Columbia River Fisheries Management Plan.
The Leavenworth Fisheries Complex (LFC) encompasses Leavenworth, Entiat, and Winthrop National Fish Hatcheries, as well as the Mid-Columbia River Fisheries Resource Office (FRO). The administrative headquarters for this Complex is located at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (LNFH). Staff can be reached by calling (509) 548-7641. The site you are now visiting features information for the Complex and focuses on operations and activities of the Leavenworth NFH, specifically.
When Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in the 1930s, salmon migration above the dam was brought to an abrupt halt. Due to the loss of hundreds of miles of salmon spawning habitat, the federal government built and began operating fish hatcheries to lend a helping hand to the salmon of the Columbia River system. Funded by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Leavenworth Fisheries Complex is located in north central Washington State. More...
How to get to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
Travel to the west end of Leavenworth on US Highway 2, and turn south onto Icicle Road for a two mile drive to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Follow the signs that take you left down Fish Hatchery Road, past Hatchery Park and into the main parking lot and Visitor Center area. Welcome!
Visit our driving directions page to map your route using Google™ Maps.
Tribal Trust
The Federal Government has fiduciary obligations to the Tribes - in essence, a legal obligation to act in the Tribe’s best interests, including duties to protect Tribal lands and cultural and natural resources. More...
