Help page 33 Exit book Visit us page 34 Goto Hatchery page 1 Goto Barrier Dam page 13 book left edgebook inside foldbook rightbook bottom
26:  Overlook point
Near parking area Stairs to fish ladder Fish ladder west Fish ladder east To observation area and dam Going down ramp Alcove on ramp To dam and observation area Near observation windows Inside fish observation area Observation window 1 Observation window 2 To overlook point Overlook point map marker:Overlook point
Feather River Fish Hatchery Logo
  When the Oroville Dam was constructed by the Department of Water Resources, a portion of the spawning and nursery grounds along the Feather River was lost to salmon and steelhead trout returning to their home stream to deposit eggs.

To compensate for this loss, the Feather River Salmon and Steelhead Trout Hatchery was opened in 1967. This is one of California's largest hatcheries and the only one jointly operated by the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Game.
fish ladder gif   This location is the barrier dam built along the river. The dam blocks fish from swimming upstream so they will turn and enter the concrete fish ladder to the left of the dam. Water flows down the ladder from the hatchery.
The flow of Feather River water imitates the current in the river. Fish returning here to spawn are attracted by this current and instinctively swim up the ladder.
the tour tramThis is tour stop: 1
Click the tram to see an underground view of fish swimming up the fish ladder.