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NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC TM-32: Chum Status Review

Table 15. Hatchery releases of chum salmon in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) and watershed.

 
Watershed Years
planted		 No. of
years
planted		 Stock
planted		 Stock
Total		 Watershed totals
ESU 1. Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia summer and fall runs
Summer run
South Puget Sound 1977-92 16 Johns Creek 27,723,595 27,723,595
 
Fall run
North Puget Sound 1960, 61 2 Samish River 1,493,510 1,493,510
 
Nooksack River 1975-79 5 Big Quilcene River 5,655,009
1981 1 Chambers Creek 29,400
1980-83 3 Finch Creek 7,409,135
1980-84 4 Lummi Bay 3,911,000
1981 1 May Creek 81,100
1979-93 13 Nooksack River 10,519,402
1984 1 Oyster Creek 598,500
1953-85 9 Samish River 2,438,894
1974-80 4 Unknown 1,265,100
1976, 77 2 Walcott Slough 268,107
1984-93 10 Whatcom Creek 10,597,092 42,772,739
 
Samish River 1974 1 Big Quilcene River 1,486,400
1975 1 Finch Creek 1,492,000
1953-2 21 Samish River 8,583,157
1960-66 4 Unknown 2,002,909
1987, 91 2 Whatcom Creek 1,218,000 14,782,466
 
Skagit River 1977 1 Big Quilcene River 2,797,893
1955-92 11 Clark Creek 4,403,677
1972-75 4 Finch Creek 7,170,284
1953, 57 2 Samish River 274,800
1974-93 11 Skagit River 2,706,595
1976 1 Undetermined Mixed 27,946
1975 1 Walcott Slough 4,330,260 21,711,455
 
Stillaguamish River 1979-93 14 Stillaguamish River 9,347,440 9,347,440
 
Tulalip/Mission Creeks 1974-83 7 Big Quilcene River 3,427,200
1977 1 Finch Creek 974,600
1977 1 May Creek 992,650
1988 1 Tulalip Bay 7,618,000
1986-92 7 Tulalip Creek 34,576,000
1978 1 Unknown 1,840,174
1973-82 6 Walcott Slough 4,500,408 53,929,032
 
Skykomish River 1975-78 3 Finch Creek 5,482,789
1978 1 May Creek 45,510
1975 1 Walcott Slough 1,791,905
1987 1 Wallace River 260,300 7,580,504
 
Snohomish River 1985 1 May Creek 598,000
1993 1 Minter Creek 50,000
1957-59 2 Walcott Slough 244,835
1983, 84 2 Wallace River 952,717 1,845,552
 
Lake Washington 1989-92 4 Elson Creek 80,000
1984-93 7 Minter Creek 225,800
1980, 90 2 Portage Bay 6,000 311,800
 
Green River 1976 1 Big Quilcene River 10,000
1982-85 3 Big Soos Creek 524,600
1961 1 Columbia River 246,500
1991-93 3 Cowling Creek 1,455,123
1981-89 5 Creekisp Creek 3,556,381
1990, 91 2 Elson Creek 116,500
1977-80 4 Finch Creek 2,751,015
1985-87 3 Keta Creek 1,372,488
1953;84-93 6 Minter Creek 609,260
1977-79 3 Unknown 90,000 10,731,867
 
Puyallup River 1984-93 7 Chambers Creek 2,570,069
1989, 90 2 Clarks Creek 401,451
1978-80 3 Finch Creek 1,179,229
1977, 81 2 George Adams 800,561
1987 1 Hylebos Creek 52,744
1983 1 Voight Creek 20,700 5,024,754
 
Chambers Creek 1977-92 7 Chambers Creek 4,365,030
1960, 61 2 Columbia River 524,669
1975-80 3 Finch Creek 3,428,090 8,317,789
 
Nisqually River 1961 1 Columbia River 49,880
1991 1 Kalama Creek 31,440
1992 1 Kalama Falls 550
1984 1 Kennedy Creek 230,541
1977-90 9 Nisqually River 4,828,316
1961, 62 2 Unknown 212,640 5,353,367
 
South Puget Sound 1984 1 Allison Springs 70,000
1975, 77 2 Big Quilcene River 3,694,255
1977-92 9 Chambers Creek 4,373,377
1978-86 6 Chico Creek 4,146,476
1960, 61 2 Columbia River 740,450
1980-92 13 Coulter Creek 14,412,710
1984-93 8 Cowling Creek 127,692,191
1978 1 Deschutes River/Hatchery 327,000
1976-82 3 Donkey Creek 634,526
1979-93 14 Elson Creek 39,966,655
1971-93 12 Hokkaido 28,969,761
1976 1 George Adams 3,976,608
1987 1 Gorst Creek 45,000
1985 1 Grovers Creek 164,909
93 1 Johns Creek 390,381
1977-92 16 Kennedy Creek 14,204,891
1977-83 5 May Creek 10,296,190
1981 1 Mcallister Creek 45,970
1981 1 Minter Creek 50,483
1952-64 10 Minter Creek 18,797,023
1975-93 15 Minter Creek and Hatchery 34,477,106
1979 1 Samish River 4,222,501
1964 1 Sherwood Creek 898,200
1977-87 8 Unknown 4,450,008
1957-79 5 1,953,641 319,000,312
 
West Puget Sound 1959, 60 2 Big Quilcene River 2,059,704
1980 1 Chico Creek 45,000
1983-93 11 Cowling Creek 4,943,859
1974, 93 2 Finch Creek 106,190
1985-88 4 Gorst Creek 507,492
1977 1 Lacky Creek 302,500
1993 1 Minter Creek 26,000
1958, 65 2 Samish River 200,100
1959-63 3 Unknown 1,953,641 10,144,486
 
North Hood Canal 1980-84 5 Big Beef Creek 538,312
1977-79 2 Big Quilcene River 5,183,023
1983 1 Chambers Creek 73,000
1971-93 14 Finch Creek 21,123,327
1985, 93 2 George Adams 3,251,768
1988 1 Gorst Creek 54,317
1984-93 7 Little Boston Creek 3,165,900
1987 1 Mckernan 108,000
1977-79 3 Unknown 1,461,738
1975-79 3 Walcott Slough 200,000 35,159,385
 
South Hood Canal 1983 1 Allison Springs 906,000
1974-81 6 Big Quilcene River 7,972,245
1983 1 Chambers Creek 37,000
1982-93 12 Enetai Creek 25,430,571
1955-93 33 Finch Creek 446,971,195
1984-94 8 George Adams 137,750,050
1982-93 10 Mckernan 8,573,200
1982-93 10 Mckernan and Hatchery 60,287,720
1992 1 Minter Creek 10,000
1958 1 Samish River 50,000
1984 1 Walcott Slough 566,852 688,554,833
 
West Hood Canal 1983 1 Allison Sprs 504,500
1952, 74-93 11 Big Quilcene River 7,972,245
1982, 91-93 4 Enetai Creek 4,466,593
1970-93 14 Finch Creek 21,123,327
1983-93 7 George Adams 3,251,768
1990 1 Hood Canal Mixed 2,353,069
1977 1 Johns Creek 1,433,820
1985, 86 2 Mckernan 3,930,700
1983 1 Minter Creek 810,000
1987 1 Quilcene+Walcott 2,503,091
1972, 79 2 Unknown 1,799,270
1951-89 37 Walcott Slough 167,853,509 218,001,892
 
Chimicum/Ludlow 1952 1 Big Quilcene River 129,500
1986 1 Finch Creek 15,000
1985-89 3 George Adams 23,000
1987 1 Mckernan 15,000 182,500
 
Snow Creek 1970 1 Finch Creek 188,748 188,748
 
Dungeness River 1952 1 Big Quilcene River 1,099,855
1964 1 Dungeness River 66,848
1970, 79 2 Finch Creek 1,350,000 2,516,703
 
Elwha River 1977-80 4 Big Quilcene River 8,111,856
1980-86 7 Elwha River 2,511,140
1981, 82 2 Enetai Creek 1,051,842
1979 1 Unknown 9,445
1980 1 Walcott Slough 165,000 11,849,283
ESU 2. Hood Canal summer run
 
South Hood Canal 1962-66 3 Finch Creek 250,000 250,000
 
West Hood Canal 1993, 94 2 Quilcene River 241,225 241,225
ESU 3. Pacific Coast/Strait of Juan De Fuca fall run
 
Lyre River 1970 1 Finch Creek 188,748 188,748    
 
Sail River 1978, 79 2 Unknown 174,000 174,000    
 
Waatch River 1980 1 Big Quilcene River 1,097,744    
1982 1 Chambers Creek 806,000    
1959 1 Dungeness 40,000    
1979, 83 2 Unknown 955,700    
1985-88 3 Walcott Slough 1,084,775 3,984,219    
 
Sooes River 1983 1 Cook Creek 551,978    
1982-93 9 Sooes River 2,062,435    
1986 1 Sooes River+Walcott 2,351,900    
1975-79 5 Unknown 8,647,222    
1984-88 4 Walcott Slough 6,549,478 20,163,013    
 
Quillayute River 1980 1 Finch Creek 6,000    
1985, 86 2 Walcott Slough 316,500    
1964 1 Minter Creek 50,433 372,933    
 
Hoh River 1980 1 Finch Creek 1,000    
1973 1 Nemah River 31,050    
1978, 79 2 Unknown 493,000    
1981, 85 2 Walcott Slough 402,000 927,050    
 
Queets River 1975, 78 2 Walcott Slough 1,009,800 1,009,800    
 
Raft River 1978 1 Walcott Slough 676,000 676,000    
 
Quinault River 1977 1 Big Quilcene River 490,000    
1975-93 8 Cook Creek 4,317,023    
1985, 86 2 Elson Creek 2,031,490    
1970-93 19 Quinault River 10,720,004    
1979 1 Quinault+Quilcene 2,200,000    
1975, 76 2 Quinault+Walcott 204,415    
1972-84 13 Unknown 23,344,966    
1971-78 5 Walcott Slough 4,375,259 47,683,157    
 
Humptulips River 1979 1 Finch Creek 2,697,512    
1977-86 9 Humptulips River 7,706,547    
1978-83 3 Nemah River 1,467,154 11,871,213    
 
Chehalis River 1977, 79 2 Finch Creek 1,896,079    
1981 1 Humptulips River 13,000    
1979, 83 2 Nemah River 2,527,262    
1958-87 21 Satsop Springs 9,839,128    
1978, 82 2 Satsop River and Hatchery 1,042,644    
1974, 79 2 Unknown 324,696    
1981, 93 2 Wishkah River 203,000 15,845,809    
 
North River 1991-93 3 Nemah River 992,000 992,000    
 
Willapa River 1958, 69, 91 3 Nemah River 1,051,319    
1959-62 3 Unknown 250,330 1,301,649    
 
Palix River 1991 1 Nemah River 130,000 130,000    
 
Nemah River 1982, 86 2 Ellsworth Creek 453,000    
1958-89 31 Nemah River 39,078,369    
1961, 62, 88 3 Unknown 5,286,160 44,817,529    
 
Naselle River 1982-86 3 Ellsworth Creek 1,855,202    
1977 1 Finch Creek 475,000    
1984-89 5 Nasell River 9,495,800    
1973-87 9 Nemah River 1,960,000    
1978, 79 2 Unknown 762,586    
1979-87 6 Fork Creek 670,000    
1980-87 7 Williams Creek 14,377,383 29,595,971    
 
Bear River 1977-79 2 Unknown 938,300 938,300    
   
Nehalem 1943 1 Nehalem River/Big Creek 1,735,700    
1960-89 9 Nehalem River 4,049,549    
1984-93 10 Netarts Bay 3,337,500 9,122,749    
   
Miami River 1959, 60 2 Salmon River 275,719 275,719    
   
Netarts Bay 1987-89 3 Coos Bay 860,000    
1970-90 17 Netarts Bay 11,157,268 12,017,268    
   
Nestucca River 1978, 79 2 Nehalem River 773,300    
1972-87 10 Nestucca River 2,155,500 2,928,800    
   
Neskowin River 1982 1 Neskowin River 99,985 99,985    
   
Yaquina Bay 1974-84 6 Netarts Bay 3,295,525    
1975, 79 2 Hood Canal 1,038,175    
1982-84 3 Nehalem River 1,203,589    
1981 1 Nisqually River 342,999    
1981 1 Minter Creek 457,556    
1982-87 4 Oregon Aqua Foods 1,826,780    
1978 1 S. Puget Sound 2,174    
1981-85 3 Unknown 4,022,339 12,189,137    
   
Alsea River 1973-75 3 Netarts Bay 26,600 26,600    
   
Siuslaw River 1974, 79 2 Hood Canal 1,603,800    
1977-81 5 Siuslaw River 341,300    
1973, 75 2 Netarts Bay 809,500 2,754,600    
   
Coos Bay 1985, 87 2 Coos River 26,000    
1983, 79 2 Netarts Bay 702,000    
1979 1 Unknown 8,212,354    
1981 1 Johns Creek 176,000    
1982 1 Siuslaw River 58,000 9,174,354    
   
ESU 4. Columbia River
 
Chinook River 1973 1 Bear River 74,910    
1973-94 15 Chinook River 2,655,571    
1986 2 Naselle River 405,149    
1970, 87 2 Nemah River 295,265    
1972-79 4 Unknown 178,482 3,609,377    
   
Grays River 1973, 74 2 Big Quilcene River 1,175,916    
1963-74 14 Grays River 1,233,652    
1978, 79 2 Unknown 102,000 2,511,568    
   
Skamokawa Creek 1983 1 Ellsworth Creek 60,000    
1983 1 Finch Creek 100,000    
1982 1 Hood Canal 80,000    
1978, 79 2 Unknown 112,000 352,000    
   
Elokomin River 1979 1 Hood Canal 376,000    
1973, 74 2 Big Quilcene River 1,175,916    
1983 1 Ellsworth Creek 125,000    
1958-69 7 Elochoman River 1,927,853    
1972 1 Finch Creek 638,493    
1976 1 Hokkaido 1,126,752    
1963-74 9 Grays River 1,233,652    
1982 1 Hood Canal+Ellsworth R. 140,000    
1978, 79 2 Unknown 102,000 6,845,666    
   
Abernathy Creek 1963 1 Mixed 791,700    
1964-67 3 Abernathy Creek 198,913    
1961 1 Chehalis River 228,900    
1986 1 George Adams+Abernathy 742,871    
1991 1 Grays River 157,798    
1982 1 Hood Canal+Ellsworth R. 625,000    
1987 1 Nemah River 923,400    
1960, 64 2 Quilcene River 911,160    
1962 1 Quilcene River/Big Creek 484,800    
1958 1 Unknown 559,880    
1959 1 Walcott Slough 250,000 5,874,422    
   
Germany Creek 1983 1 Ellsworth Creek 65,000    
1982 1 Hood Canl 60,000 125,000    
   
Little White Salmon River 1951-64 9 Unknown 2,501,053 2,501,053    
   
Youngs River 1984 1 Big Creek 10,010 10,010    
   
Big Creek 1940-84 18 Big Creek 1,501,366 1,501,366    
   
Klaskanine River 1930-44, 84 7 Klaskanine River 1,924,218    
1942, 43 2 Klaskanine R./Big Creek 3,193,500    
1929, 30 Unknown 792,700 5,910,418    
   
Tanner Creek 1943 1 Big Creek 390,810    
1940, 45 2 Bonneville 114,024    
1930, 32 Bureau Of Fisheries 291,588 796,422    
   
Herman Creek 1939, 55-58 4 Oxbow 54,737 54,737    


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