Nimbus Fish Hatchery

The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is located in eastern Sacramento County, built on the downstream side of the Nimbus Dam.[1] It is one of the 21 fish hatcheries the California Department of Fish and Wildlife oversees.[2] Chinook salmon and steelhead are raised, and about 4 million Chinook salmon and 430,000 steelheads released each year.[3]

  1. ^ "Recreation.gov recreation area details – Nimbus Fish Hatchery – Recreation.gov". recreation.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. ^ "CDFW Fish Hatcheries". www.wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ^ California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Why a Hatchery?". p. 2. Retrieved 2016-03-02.