Table 5. — Total years of operation and fry and fingerlings 

 released at Bonneville Dam pool area hatcheries^ 194-5-60. 



Hatchery 



Years of 

 operation 



Fish released 



Spring Creek 



Big White Salmon 



Little White Salmon 



Willard 



Carson 



Klickitat 



Ox Bow 



Cascade 



60 



60 



62 



8 



23 

 10 



k6 

 3 



166,119,000 

 76,230,000 



151,764,000 

 46,842,000 



32,528,000 

 32,847,000 

 55,745,000 

 10,913,000 



Total 



572,988,000 



Willard National Fish Hatchery, Washington 



Willard National Fish Hatchery, located on 

 Little White Salmon River upstream from 

 Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery, 

 has been in operation since 1953. During 

 first year of operation young fish were re- 

 leased at the hatchery. Releases of fish are 

 now made into the Columbia River at Cook, 

 Washington, just downstream from the mouth 

 of Little White Salmon River. Fish are trucked 

 to this release site to avoid heavy squawfish 

 predation in Drano Lake, at the mouth of 

 Little White Salmon River, and the possibility 

 of fish entering the water intake system at 

 Little White Salmon hatchery. 



Eggs for Willard hatchery are provided by 

 Spring Creek or Little White Salmon hatcheries. 

 There are no adult salmon handled at Willard 

 hatchery, A rack is installed annually at Little 

 White Salmon hatchery and all fish are di- 

 verted to holding and spawning facilities at that 

 station. During the 8-year period of opera- 

 tion, 1953-60, more than 46,842,000 fall chinook 



salmon fry and fingerlings were released 

 from this station (table 5). 



Carson National Fish Hatchery, Washington 



Carson National Fish Hatchery, located on 

 Wind River, was established in 1937. For 

 many years eggs were obtained at a rack 

 located a short distance above the mouth of 

 the river. 



Shipperd Falls, located several miles above 

 the mouth of Wind River, was a complete 

 barrier to fall chinook salmon until 1956, when 

 a fishway was constructed over the falls and a 

 large area was thus made available for natural 

 spawning. Since that time all fall chinook 

 salmon entering the river are permitted to 

 spawn naturally both above and below the 

 falls. Eggs and fry are now provided Carson 

 hatchery from either Spring Creek or Little 

 White Salmon hatcheries. 



During 1945-54 approximately 13,800 fall 

 Chinook salmon were taken at a rack near the 



