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reared), one hatchery for spiny-rayed fish, three hatcheries in experi- 

 mental use and development, and one hatchery under construction. It is 

 to be understood that the term hatchery as used in this report means a 

 building where fish eggs are hatched and fingerlings produced, or a group 

 of rearing ponds or possibly a combination of the two types of facilities. 

 The following is a list of the existing fish hatcheries operated by the 

 Bureau of Fish Conservation during the biennium. 



ALPINE COUNTY 



Alpine Hatchery near Markleeville (seasonal). Temporarily closed. 30 troughs, 

 no tanks or ponds. 



FRESNO COUNTY 



Huntington Lake Hatchery near Lakeshore (seasonal). 6 tanks, 16' long; 

 3 are standard width of 4' and 3 are less than 4' in width. 



Kings River Hatchery, 56 miles east of Fresno. 100 troughs, no tanks or ponds. 



HUMBOLDT COUNTY 



Prairie Creek Hatchery near Orick. 80 troughs, 5 redwood tanks, 4' x 16' x 30", 

 located outside of hatchery building. 



INYO COUNTY 



Mt. Whitney Hatchery and Black Rock rearing ponds near Independence. 

 120 troughs, 2 circular ponds, and 3 rectangular ponds at hatchery, used largely 

 for spring spawning rainliow lirood stock. Two large rearing ponds and one brood 

 stock pond are maintained at Black Rock Springs. 



KERN COUNTY 



Kern Hatchery near Kernville. 10 troughs, 2 round redwood tanks 14' in 

 diameter, 30" deep. 8 concrete ponds, 80' x 12' x 30", two earth raceways divided 

 into 5 compartments each, length of each raceway about 300', average width about 6', 

 depth of water 14". 



LASSEN COUNTY 



Lake Almanor Hatchery near Westwood. 96 troughs, 8 redwood tanks, 

 4' X 16' X 30", located in hatchery building, and 3 cement ponds approximately 

 8' X 30' X 30", 



LOS ANGELES COUNTY 



Whittier Hatchery. 6 ponds, 100' x 12'. Temporary. 



MADERA COUNTY 



Madera Hatchery near Bass Lake (seasonal) . 4 troughs, 10 tanks, 16' x 4' x 30". 



MARIPOSA COUNTY 



Yosemite Hatchery in Yosemite National Park. 52 troughs, 4 tanks 16' x 4' x 24". 



MONO COUNTY 



Hot Creek rearing ponds near Bishop. 34 troughs, 35 rearing ponds, 2 brood 

 stock ponds. 



PLACER COUNTY 



Mt. Tallac Hatchery near Camp Richardson (seasonal). 52 troughs, 16 tanks 

 4' X 16' X 30". 



Tahoc Hatchery near Tahoe City, 04 troughs, no ponds or tanks. 



PLUMAS COUNTY 



Feather River Hatchery near Clio. 60 troughs, 4 circular ponds, 20' in diameter, 

 concrete construction. 



SACRAMENTO COUNTY 



Central Valleys Hatchery near Elk Grove. 19 bass ponds, 19 daphnia tanks. 



SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY 



Mojave River Hatchery near Victorvllle. 4 ponds. Put in operation June, 1947. 



