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Image Source: based on Anadromous Fish Propogation Hatcheries in Columbia River Basin Map - Idaho, Oregon and Washington, BPA.
| Name | State | Hydrounit - Basin | Description | Species | Operating Agency | Lat/Lon 1 | River KM 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassimer Bar Hatchery | WA | 17020005 Chief Joseph |
Cassimer Bar Hatchery is located at the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers, below Chief Joseph Dam. The Colville Confederated Tribes operate the Cassimer Bar Hatchery. | Colville Tribe | |||
| Chelan Hatchery | WA | 17020010 Upper Columbia - Entiat |
Chelan IHOT Report Chelan Hatchery is located on the Columbia River above Rocky Reach Dam near Chelan Falls, Washington. Chelan Hatchery began operation in 1965 as a mitigation for Rocky Reach Dam. Chelan PUD owns the hatchery and funds its operation and maintenance. |
Summer Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, and Kokanee | WDFW | 47.824375 / -119.965012 | |
| Chewuch | WA | 17020008 Methow |
Part of the Methow Hatchery. | 48.583771 / -120.167191 | |||
| Chiwawa | WA | 17020011 Wenatchee |
Part of the Eastbank Hatchery. WDFW Hatchery Complexes and Facilities | 47.7882 / -120.658485 | 754.077.002 | ||
| Clark Flat | WA | 17030001 Upper Yakima |
47.09433 / -120.687698 | 539.270 | |||
| Cle Elum Hatchery | WA | 17030001 Upper Yakima |
47.182037 / -120.979736 | 539.293 | |||
| Dryden Pond | WA | 17020011 Wenatchee |
Part of the Eastbank Hatchery | 47.545105 / -120.559349 | 754.026 | ||
| Eastbank Hatchery | WA | 17020010 Upper Columbia - Entiat |
East Bank IHOT Report Eastbank Hatchery is located on the east side of the Columbia River near Rocky Reach Dam, 7 miles north of Wenatchee, Washington. Five satellite facilities are located on four different rivers (Wenatchee, Chiwawa, Methow, and Similkameen). The hatchery was built to mitigate for smolt losses at Rock Island Dam and began operation in 1989. |
Summer Chinook (Wenatchee Stock), Summer Chinook (Wells Stock), Sockeye (Lake Wenatchee Stock), Spring Chinook (Chiwawa Stock), and Steelhead | WDFW | 47.535175 / -120.290436 | |
| Easton Pond | WA | 17030001 Upper Yakima |
Coho | 47.236782 / -121.166504 | 539.325 | ||
| Entiat NFH | WA | 17020010 Upper Columbia - Entiat |
Entiat NFH, USFWS Entiat IHOT Report Entiat NFH is located along the Entiat River, east of Entiat, Washington. The facility is operated as a satellite of Leavenworth NFH. Entiat NFH was originally authorized by the Grand Coulee Fish Maintenance in 1937 and re-authorized by the Mitchell Act in 1938. It began operations in 1941. The original hatchery purpose was to mitigate for the loss of salmon spawning grounds caused by the Grand Coulee Dam. The goals of the hatchery are to produce spring chinook to help compensate for fish losses in the upper Columbia River drainage caused by construction of Grand Coulee Dam. |
Spring Chinook | USFWS | 47.702568 / -120.325119 | 778.017 |
| Granger Pond | WA | 17030003 Lower Yakima |
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| Jack Creek Pond | WA | 17030001 Upper Yakima |
Spring Chinook | Yakima Tribe | 47.318897 / -120.854706 | 539.284.017.009 | |
| K-Pond | WA | 17020016 Upper Columbia - Priest Rapids |
K-Pond is located in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River. | ||||
| Leavenworth NFH | WA | 17020011 Wenatchee |
Leavenworth NFH, USFWS Leavenworth IHOT Report The Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is located along Icicle Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River approximately 30 miles above the Wenatchee's confluence with the Columbia River. The hatchery is near Leavenworth, Washington. Entiat NFH and Winthrop NFH are operated as satellite facilities. The hatchery was originally authorized by the Grand Coulee Fish Maintenance Project in 1937 and re-authorized by the Mitchell Act in 1938. It began operations in 1942. Leavenworth is one of three mid-Columbia hatcheries constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation as mitigation for the Grand Coulee Dam - Columbia Basin Project. The goal of the hatchery is to produce spring chinook and summer steelhead to help compensate for fish losses in the Columbia River Basin caused by the Grand Coulee Dam. Each April, over 1.5 million spring chinook salmon are released from the hatchery into Icicle Creek. From this point, the fish travel a challenging 500 miles, past 7 dams and numerous obstacles until they reach the Pacific Ocean. |
Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook | USFWS | 47.558876 / -120.670525 | 754.041.0053 |
| Lost Creek | WA | 17030002 Naches |
Coho | Yakima Tribe | 46.919941 / -121.052773 | ||
| Methow Hatchery | WA | 17020008 Methow |
Methow IHOT Report The hatchery is located along the Methow River upstream from the confluence with the Chewuch River in north-central Washington, near the town of Winthrop. The Methow Hatchery began operating in 1992 with the purpose of mitigating fish losses caused by the construction of the Wells Project. The goal of this hatchery is to increase the number of naturally spawning spring chinook salmon adults in the Methow, Twisp and Chewuch Rivers. |
Spring Chinook (Methow Stock), Spring Chinook (Twisp Stock), and Spring Chinook (Chewuch Stock) | WDFW | 48.4757 / -120.18705 | 843.085 |
| Naches Pond | WA | 17030002 Naches |
WDFW Hatchery Complexes and Facilities | 46.657021 / -120.626518 | |||
| Niles Springs | WA | 17030002 Naches |
46.825901 / -120.932777 | ||||
| Priest Rapids Hatchery | WA | 17020016 Upper Columbia - Priest Rapids |
Priest Rapids IHOT Report The hatchery is located just below Priest Rapids Dam along the Columbia River. The Priest Rapids Hatchery is operated as mitigation for fishery impacts caused by the Priest Rapids Project (Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams). |
URB Fall Chinook | WDFW | 46.649323 / -119.916595 | 639 |
| Prosser Hatchery | WA | 17030003 Lower Yakima |
46.213131 / -119.768692 | 539.076 | |||
| Ringold Springs Hatchery | WA | 17020016 Upper Columbia - Priest Rapids |
Ringold Springs IHOT Report The hatchery is located about 17 miles west of Mesa, WA on the Columbia River. Ringold Springs Hatchery serves as an adult collection, rearing, and release facility for spring chinook, rearing and release for summer steelhead, and final rearing and release for fall chinook. |
Spring Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Fall Chinook | WDFW | 46.521885 / -119.268501 | 567 |
| Rocky Reach | WA | 17020010 Upper Columbia - Entiat |
763 | ||||
| Roza Pond | WA | 17030001 Upper Yakima |
539.206 | ||||
| Stiles Pond | WA | 17030002 Naches |
46.679989 / -120.653244 | ||||
| Turtle Rock Hatchery | WA | 17020010 Upper Columbia - Entiat |
Turtle Rock IHOT Report The Turtle Rock Hatchery is located along the Columbia River 2 miles upstream from Rocky Reach Dam. The hatchery includes the old Rocky Reach Hatchery, located just downstream from Rocky Reach Dam. The Turtle Rock Hatchery is operated as mitigation facilities for the fishery impacts caused by the construction and operation of Rocky Reach Dam. |
Summer Chinook and Steelhead | WDFW | 47.556171 / -120.260536 | 765 |
| Wapato Pond | WA | 17030003 Lower Yakima |
539.1723 | ||||
| Wells Hatchery | WA | 17020005 Chief Joseph |
Wells IHOT Report Wells Hatchery is located along the Columbia River just below Wells Dam. The hatchery is operated as a mitigation facility for fishery impacts caused by the Wells Dam. The mitigation agreement with Douglas County PUD requires an annual production of 56,200 pounds of summer steelhead. |
Summer Chinook and Summer Steelhead | WDFW | 47.963135 / -119.867821 | 830 |
| Winthrop NFH | WA | 17020008 Methow |
Winthrop NFH, USFWS Winthrop IHOT Report Winthrop NFH is located along the Methow River in north-central Washington, near the town of Winthrop. The hatchery was originally authorized as part of the Grand Coulee Fish Maintenance Project. The first fish cultural operation began in 1942 by trapping adult sockeye, chinook, and steelhead at Rock Island Dam and transporting them to the hatchery. By 1951, the station was rearing sockeye, chinook, steelhead, kokanee, coho, and resident trout. The goal of Winthrop Hatchery is to produce spring chinook to help compensate for fish losses in the upper Columbia River drainage caused by the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. Fish that are released into the Methow River each spring, travel past 9 dams and over 600 miles to the ocean. It is part of the Leavenworth NFH Complex. |
Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead | USFWS | 48.4757 / -120.18705 | 843.081 |
| Yakama Hatchery | WA | 17030003 Lower Yakima |
46.563423 / -120.530174 | ||||
| Yakama Pond | WA | 17030003 Lower Yakima |
1 Latitude and Longitude coordinates were taken from Pacific Northwest Hatchery Facilities, GIS coverage, StreamNet, unless otherwise noted.
2 River KM were taken from PTAGIS database, PSMFC, unless otherwise noted.
3 River KM were taken from Hatchery Data, FPC.
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