Salmon at the Feather River Hatchery, Oroville, CA
Anxious Salmon at the Hatchery in Oroville CA.
Oroville Fish Hatchery
Overview of the Oroville Fish Hatchery and the spawning cycle of salmon
Downstream Effects to the Now Vacated Feather River Fish Hatchery
Aerial video of the hatchery and Feather River as flows were increased because of a very full lake upstream. Feather River Hatchery raises Chinook salmon and steelhead along the Feather River, just below Lake Oroville. The Department of Fish and Wildlife moved about 4 million small salmon and steelhead from the due to the dirty water resulting from the erosion around the spillway.
Feather River Barrier Dam at the Fish Hatchery in Oroville, Ca
Plenty of water coming down from Lake Oroville
Opening the Feather River Fish Hatchery Ladder
Feather River Salmon Spawning Restoration Project
In anticipation of salmon spawning season this fall, we placed 5,000 cubic yards of gravel in key salmon spawning areas of the Feather River in Oroville near the Feather River Fish Hatchery. Last winter’s high river flows washed much of the gravel in the area downstream. Adult salmon need clean spawning gravel to dig their nests, called “redds,” where they lay their eggs. This project improves and increases the spawning habitat available to the salmon, in an effort to boost salmon population.
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Oroville, California
Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 2000 census. Oroville is considered the gateway to Lake Oroville and Feather River recreational areas. The city of Oroville has recently annexed two locations in South Oroville, areas A and B, which have a combined population of 2,725 people. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of the city to be 17,996 as of January 1, 2016, up 1,908 people or 11.9 percent since 2010. The Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California is headquartered here.
Oroville is located off of State Route 70, and is in close proximity to State Route 99, which connects Butte County with Interstate 5. Chico, California is located about 25 minutes north of the city, and Sacramento lies about an hour south.
Oroville is situated at the base of the foothills on the banks of the Feather River where it flows out of the Sierra Nevada onto the flat floor of the Sacramento Valley. It was established as the head of navigation on the Feather River to supply gold miners during the California Gold Rush.
The town was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854 (oro is gold in Spanish).[6] The City Of Oroville was incorporated on January 3, 1906.
Feather River Hatchery SC 4-10-12.m4v
One day with the fish
Feather River Salmon 2012
Salmon Season Feather River opening day 7/16/2012
filmed by SalBug
Bike ride along the Feather River in Oroville California
Bike ride along the Feather River in Oroville California between the fish hatchery & the spillway below Lake Oroville.
Feather River Hatchery Chinook King Salmon 2017
Top of fish ladder holding tank, new fall arriving adult salmon ready to spawn.
Oroville California
Random video clips over Oroville and the surrounding areas..
Oroville Dam: Feather River Report
The Best Dam River Footage!
My First Trip the The Coleman National Fish Hatchery - Anderson, CA
This was amazing. It looked like it hurt when they would try to go in that little side area. They would just SLAM into it so hard! Poor Fish!
Live at the Base of the Feather River in Oroville, California 02-17-2017
2019 Nimbus Fish Hatchery Ladder Opening
Laura Drath, interpretive services supervisor for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, explains the significance of the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in sustaining the American River’s fall-run Chinook salmon fishery.
Feather River on I-99 in Northern California, Flooding 2017
Feather River on I-99 in Northern California, Flooding 2017
Feather River Hatchery to help other hatcheries
Feather River Hatchery to help other hatcheries
Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated northeast of the city of Oroville, within the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Known as the second-largest reservoir in California, Lake Oroville is treated as a keystone facility within the California State Water Project by storing water, providing flood control, recreation, freshwater releases assist in controlling the salinity intrusion Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and protecting fish and wildlife.
The lake is a popular nationally renowned bass fishing location, while coho salmon are stocked from the Feather River Fish Hatchery. This hatchery is a main component of Lake Oroville.
The local indigenous tribe were the Konkow Maidu (translation is 'man') who originally settled the lake region and Feather River for many years. Today many of the small towns including Oroville were originally occupied by the Maidu people.[5] In 2002, a Sonoma State study took archaeological inventory of the 15,476 acres of Lake Oroville to learn 250 sites are from the prehistoric era relating to the Native American life along the Feather River and an additional 478 sites dating to the Gold Rush. These sites included open-air residential sites, caves and rockshelters, limited lithic scatters, rock art, quarries and workshops, bedrock milling sites and cemetery areas. Natives lives were disrupted by gold discovery in 1848 and the white miners infiltrated their lands.
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Salmon season opened here on the Feather River in Oroville, CA, Saturday July 16, 2011. This salmon was caught on the first day of the season. Salmon fishing will be allowed through December 11, 2011