Kooskia National Fish Hatchery
- Kooskia National Fish Hatchery
Kooskia National Fish Hatchery is a "mitigation" hatchery located on the Clearwater River within the Nez Perce Reservation near Kooskia, in north-central Idaho. Construction began in 1966 by the Army Corps of Engineers. With funding provided by the United States per a water rights settlement the hatchery is managed and operated by the Nez Perce Tribe. The production goal is to raise and release up to 600,000 juvenile spring Chinook salmon annually.
External Links
* [http://www.fws.gov/kooskia Official Site]
* [http://www.nezperce.org/~dfrm Nez Perce Department of Fishery Resource Management]
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