Washington National Fish Hatcheries

Entiat National Fish Hatchery

6970 Fish Hatchery Drive
Entiat, WA 98822

Phone: (509) 784-1131

Overview

Entiat National Fish Hatchery was built in 1940 on 37 acres of land by the Bureau of Reclamation as one of the fish mitigation facilities for Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Project. Beginning in the fall of 2009, the Entiat National Fish Hatchery began raising summer Chinook salmon. The program was initiated with eggs from Wells Fish Hatchery. The goal of the program is to maintain a segregated harvest program for summer Chinook. Fish from this program are not intended to spawn naturally and are not intended to establish, supplement, or support any summer Chinook salmon populations occurring in the natural environment. Released smolts and returning adult fish must travel 490 river miles between the hatchery and the Pacific Ocean.

Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

12790 Fish Hatchery Road
Leavenworth, WA 98826

Phone: (509) 548-7641

Overview

Construction of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery took place from 1938 to 1940 on 170 acres of Icicle Valley land, two miles south of the town of Leavenworth. Over the years, the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery production program has included a variety of species, including spring and summer Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead, kokanee, and various resident salmonids. Since 1974, spring Chinook salmon have been the priority species, and the continued success of the program provides for sport, tribal, and commercial fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, Columbia River, and Icicle Creek.

Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery

Curtailed (hatchery gates and visitor centers currently closed; adjacent USFWS lands open)

56961 State Route 14
Cook, WA 98605

Phone: (509) 538-2755

Overview

The Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery was a pioneer in the fledgling science of salmon propagation when it began rearing salmon in 1896. Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery produces 4.5 million upriver bright fall Chinook and 1 million spring Chinook salmon for direct release into the Little White Salmon River. They also provide 1.7 million upriver bright fall Chinook salmon to the Prosser Hatchery, 2.2 million upriver bright fall Chinook eggs to the Willard NFH, 5.2 million eggs to the Klickitat Hatchery and 2.25 million eggs to the Bonneville Hatchery. In total they take approximately 16.5 million eggs for annual programming.

Makah National Fish Hatchery

897 Hatchery Road
Neah Bay, WA 98357

Phone: (360) 645-2499

Overview

The Makah National Fish Hatchery exists as a joint venture with the Makah Indian Nation for the continued enhancement of Pacific salmon along Washington State's northwest coast. This program grew out of the need to restore and enhance fish runs due to surface water degradation and habitat loss created by timber harvest and human population growth and development.

Quilcene National Fish Hatchery

281 Fish Hatchery Road
Quilcene, WA 98376

Phone: (360)765-3334

Overview

Quilcene National Fish Hatchery's fish program is a close partnership with five local tribes ( Skokomish Tribe, Jamestown S'Klallam tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, the Suquamish tribe, Point No Point Treaty Council), Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), WDFW enforcement, National Marine Fisheries Service along with coordination with city and county government, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement, and Long Live the Kings.

Quinault National Fish Hatchery

3 Sockeye Road
Humptulips, WA 98552

Phone: (360) 288-2508

Overview

The Quinault National Fish Hatchery was established in 1969 and exists as a joint venture with the Quinault and Hoh Indian Nations for the continued enhancement of Pacific salmon along Washington State's northwest coast. This program grew out of the need to restore and enhance fish runs due to surface water degradation and habitat loss created by timber harvest and human population growth and development.

Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery

Curtailed (hatchery gates and visitor centers currently closed; adjacent USFWS lands open)

61552 State Road 14
Underwood, WA 98651

Phone: (509) 493-1730

Overview

Established in 1901, the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery was one of several egg collection stations for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Clackamas Hatchery, near Portland. As the human population of the Columbia Gorge increased, heavy fishing pressure and destruction of habitat resulted in the U.S. government establishing a fish hatchery at this site. Today the hatchery raises more than 15 million Tule Fall Chinook salmon annually. The hatchery uses water from several springs located at the base of the adjacent basalt cliffs, recycling the water through a unique, oyster shell filtration system to conserve water and reduce pollution. Ninety percent of the water used in the hatchery's rearing ponds is recycled.

Willard National Fish Hatchery

5501B Cook-Underwood Road
Cook, WA 98605

Phone: (509) 538-2305

Overview

The Willard National Fish Hatchery is part of the Little White Salmon/Willard National Fish Hatchery complex with administrative offices located at the Little White Salmon hatchery. Coho salmon are adapted to the cold water of the Little White Salmon River. Willard NFH is the only Federal hatchery above Bonneville Dam that produces coho salmon.

Winthrop National Fish Hatchery

453A Twin Lakes Road - PO Box 429
Winthrop, WA 98862

Phone: (509) 996-2424

Overview

Construction of the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery occurred between 1940 and 1942. Today, Winthrop National Fish Hatchery raises steelhead, spring Chinook, and coho salmon for release into the Methow River. Salmon and steelhead must travel 574 river miles between the hatchery and the Pacific Ocean.