FORTY-FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT 75 



Siskiyou County 



Fall Creek Hatchery near Copco. IIG troughs, nine ponds. Last operated 1948. 

 Officially closed Deceml)er. 1949. 



Mt. Shasta Hatchery near Mt. Shasta City. 248 troughs. Construction of 16 

 raceway type ponds started in May, 1950. Plans have been made for adding a new 

 feed room and hatchery building having 120 troughs. 



Tulare County 



Mooreliouse Spring Hatchery near Springville. Six redwood tanks 14' in 

 diameter, 30" deep. 18 natural earth-fill ponds. Put in operation June, 1947. 



Kaweah Hatchery near Three Rivers. 60 troughs, no tanks or ponds. 



Sequoia Hatchery near Visalia. 10 14' round redwood tanks, 30" deep. One rec- 

 tangular pond api)roximately 8' x 200'. 



Tuolumne County 



Basin Creek Hatchery near Tuolumne. 80 troughs, nine tanks 16' long, 4' wide, 

 30" in depth. 



Ventura County 



Fillmore Hatchery near Fillmore. Eight troughs, six circular tanks, 30 rearing 

 ponds. 



HATCHERY ADDITIONS AND BETTERMENTS 



Darrah Springs Hatchery, Shasta County. Experimental opera- 

 tions started July, 1949. Operations have been very satisfactory and five 

 earth-fill ponds constructed. Plans have been made to purchase the 

 hatchery site presently under lease and it is expected this location will 

 eventually be developed into one of the largest hatcheries in the State. 

 A constant water supply of approximately 30 c.f.s. at temperatures 

 ranging from 56 degrees to 60 degrees makes this site especially adapt- 

 able to the production of eggs and the rearing of catchable-size trout. 



Moorehouse Sjmng Hatchery, Tulare County. Experimental oper- 

 ations started 1947. A spring-fed water supply of approximately 60 

 degrees, while limited in volume, makes this station adaptable to the 

 rearing of trout. During the biennium two dw^elling houses, a four-stall 

 garage and a refrigerated food preparation room were built and other 

 minor improvements were made. 



Mojave River Hatchery, San Bernardino County. Experimental 

 operations, consisting of four rearing ponds, were started at this location 

 in June, 1947. The number of ponds was increased to 20. This work 

 was started by the contractor in May, 1950, and nearly completed at the 

 end of the biennium. Two new electrically operated pumps with auxiliary 

 gasoline engines were installed. 



Mt. Shasta Hatchery, Shasta County. Rehabilitation of this hatch- 

 ery, which has been in constant operation since 1888, was undertaken 

 during the latter part of the period covered by this report. This con- 

 sisted of removing nearly the entire outmoded pond system and installing 

 16 earth-fill raceway type ponds. A contract covering this pond construc- 

 tion in the amount of $68,402 was let on July 18, 1950. Additional plans 

 for installing a new feed room and a hatchery building with 120 troughs 

 have been completed. Funds for this project were provided by the Wild- 

 life Conservation Board. 



Mt. Whitney Hatchery, Inyo County. Additions to this hatchery 

 consisted of a new feed room W'ith 60,000-pound capacity refrigerator, 

 three new dwelling units and extensive repairs to ponds and water supply 

 system. 



