Researchers found that juvenile winter-run Chinook aren’t just using the Sacramento River as rearing habitat. After hatching, they also venture in large numbers into the river’s tributaries, including creeks that feed into it below Redding, as well the Feather and the American rivers.
Baby Endangered California Salmon Use Different Rivers Than Expected, Research Shows
December 04, 2017
Research may have implications in how Sacramento Valley waterways are managed to protect critically endangered fish.
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Last updated by Southwest Fisheries Science Center on November 20, 2021