Releasing Fry

An aerial view of the a man in a river releasing salmon fry

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Battle Creek is an east-side tributary to the Sacramento River downstream of Shasta Dam. Battle Creek is unique because its cold water springs and high year-round base flows provide the only historic spawning habitats for Winter-run Chinook salmon downstream of Shasta Dam. Credit: Jake Sisco/USFWS

Facility

Coleman National Fish Hatchery

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Subject tags

Anadromous fish

Fish hatcheries

Rivers and streams

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