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Hatchery Releases

This indicator provides information on the number of hatchery-raised salmon that are released at specific sites each year. Hatchery release sites below can be sorted by name or by the average number of salmon released across all years with data.

  1. Adams River UpperFraser163,872
  2. Alberni InletWest Vancouver Island210,365
  3. Alert BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets111,052
  4. Alice Lake OutletWest Vancouver Island98,553
  5. Anderson Creek/NicomeklFraser4,500
  6. Anutz LakeEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,168
  7. Anweiler CreekSkeena50,000
  8. Arden Creek/Southwest Vancouver IslandWest Vancouver Island65,000
  9. Arrowsmith CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets14,743
  10. Artlish RiverWest Vancouver Island976
  11. Ashlu ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets1,465
  12. Ashlu CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets38,172
  13. Atnarko ChannelCentral Coast330,516
  14. Atnarko RiverCentral Coast40,904
  15. Atnarko River LowerCentral Coast864,240
  16. Atnarko River UpperCentral Coast957,356
  17. Babine LakeSkeena40
  18. Babine RiverSkeena30,299
  19. Babine River UpperSkeena45,297
  20. Back PondWest Vancouver Island1,937
  21. Baezaeko RiverFraser127,303
  22. Baker CreekFraser304
  23. Barkley SoundWest Vancouver Island100,493
  24. Bc Railway ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets25,876
  25. Beaver CoveEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets20,466
  26. Becher BayWest Vancouver Island62,239
  27. Bedwell BayFraser48,187
  28. Bedwell EstuaryWest Vancouver Island36,936
  29. Bedwell RiverWest Vancouver Island17,765
  30. Benson RiverWest Vancouver Island95,482
  31. Big BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets100,000
  32. Big Qualicum RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets2,402,462
  33. Billy Harris SloughFraser39,298
  34. Birkenhead RiverFraser56,485
  35. Blind CreekYukon102
  36. Bonaparte RiverFraser108,907
  37. Bowron RiverFraser132,512
  38. Brentwood BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets22,138
  39. Bridge RiverFraser15,191
  40. Bulkley RiverSkeena3,769
  41. Bulkley River UpperSkeena30,883
  42. Burman EstuaryWest Vancouver Island260,698
  43. Burman RiverWest Vancouver Island227,933
  44. Burrard InletFraser33,362
  45. Byng CreekYukon31,401
  46. Cameron RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets63,065
  47. Campbell ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets128,976
  48. Campbell EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets66,794
  49. Campbell RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets304,786
  50. Campbell TransitnEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets33,947
  51. Cannery BayWest Vancouver Island20,000
  52. Cariboo River LowerFraser107,932
  53. Cariboo River UpperFraser125,098
  54. Cayeghle CreekWest Vancouver Island11,764
  55. Cedar RiverSkeena47,706
  56. Cent/Bulbeard ChannelFraser3,762
  57. Charters CreekWest Vancouver Island1,598
  58. Cheakamus RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets42,350
  59. Chehalis RiverFraser996,739
  60. Chemainus RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets81,214
  61. Chilako RiverFraser3,766
  62. Chilcotin RiverFraser5,693
  63. Chilcotin River (Lower)Fraser7,093
  64. Chilcotin River (Upper)Fraser13,666
  65. Chilko RiverFraser170,740
  66. Chilliwack RiverFraser407,096
  67. China CreekWest Vancouver Island53,855
  68. China EstuaryWest Vancouver Island52,158
  69. Chuckwalla RiverCentral Coast63,112
  70. Clear River/Skeena RiverSkeena28,000
  71. Clearwater River LowerFraser257,360
  72. Clearwater River UpperFraser162,242
  73. Clemens CreekWest Vancouver Island4,041
  74. Cluxewe RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets9,357
  75. Coal Harbour SwampWest Vancouver Island179,443
  76. Coal Harbour/Northwest Vancouver IslandWest Vancouver Island75,051
  77. Cold CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets64,476
  78. Coldwater CreekSkeena14,510
  79. Coldwater RiverFraser78,997
  80. Colonial + CayeghleWest Vancouver Island26,887
  81. Colonial CreekWest Vancouver Island18,489
  82. Conuma EstuaryWest Vancouver Island1,477,628
  83. Conuma RiverWest Vancouver Island464,371
  84. Cottonwood RiverFraser28,924
  85. Courtenay EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets501,187
  86. Cowichan EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets93,034
  87. Cowichan RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets235,518
  88. Cowichan River LowerEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets352,646
  89. Cowichan River UpperEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets1,090,545
  90. Cowichan River, DuncanEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets288,668
  91. Critter CoveWest Vancouver Island6,668
  92. Crocker CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets67,491
  93. Cruickshank RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets105,334
  94. Cullon CreekSkeena12,093
  95. Cypre EstuaryWest Vancouver Island69,496
  96. Cypre RiverWest Vancouver Island58,119
  97. Dala RiverCentral Coast30,198
  98. Date CreekSkeena5,643
  99. Date Creek + Kispiox RiverSkeena33,398
  100. Deadman RiverFraser23,930
  101. Deep CoveFraser309,249
  102. Deep Creek/Skeena RiverSkeena105,250
  103. Deepwater BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets33,580
  104. Devereux CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets232,693
  105. Discovery PassEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets706,358
  106. Dojatin CreekNorthern Transboundary17,850
  107. Dome CreekFraser124,115
  108. Dragon CreekFraser486
  109. Eagle RiverFraser342,902
  110. Egmont PointEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets23,314
  111. Elaho RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets15,949
  112. Elgin CreekFraser9,000
  113. Eliza PassWest Vancouver Island652,763
  114. Elk Falls Channel #1East Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets301,605
  115. Elk Falls Channel #2East Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets28,934
  116. Elk Falls Channel #3East Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets475,576
  117. Endako RiverFraser4,563
  118. Englishman RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets117,519
  119. Erlandsen CreekSkeena27,744
  120. Esquimalt HarbourEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets96,945
  121. Evans CreekFraser9,200
  122. Fairy LakeWest Vancouver Island192,596
  123. False CreekFraser4,303
  124. Fee ChannelFraser31,823
  125. Fidalgo PassWest Vancouver Island757,208
  126. Finn CreekFraser254,543
  127. First Lake/Strait of Georgia Vancouver IslandEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets143,109
  128. Fish Creek + Airport ChannelCentral Coast46,072
  129. Fontiniko RiverFraser20,742
  130. Fontoniko CreekFraser195,674
  131. Four Mile Creek/Southwest Vancouver IslandWest Vancouver Island43,000
  132. Fraser River UpperFraser1,660
  133. Fulton + Babine RiverSkeena77,070
  134. Fulton RiverSkeena5,018
  135. Gold EstuaryWest Vancouver Island121,128
  136. Gold RiverWest Vancouver Island97,915
  137. Goldstream EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets17,437
  138. Goldstream RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,475
  139. Goodspeed EstuaryWest Vancouver Island9,189
  140. Goodspeed RiverWest Vancouver Island8,381
  141. Gorbuscha ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets200,447
  142. Gray Creek/Strait of Georgia MainlandEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets500
  143. Great Central LakeWest Vancouver Island368,449
  144. Hadenschild CreekSkeena61,687
  145. Harbour QuayWest Vancouver Island22,949
  146. Hardy BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets20,175
  147. Haro StraitEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets176
  148. Harris Creek/Southwest Vancouver IslandWest Vancouver Island99,876
  149. Harrison RiverFraser209,125
  150. Henderson LakeWest Vancouver Island75,152
  151. Henderson RiverWest Vancouver Island70,999
  152. Hicks CreekFraser10,682
  153. Hirsch CreekCentral Coast136,969
  154. Homathko RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets54,489
  155. Hope + Camp SloughFraser102,159
  156. Hope SloughFraser36,108
  157. Horsefly RiverFraser16,016
  158. Horsetail FallsWest Vancouver Island30,369
  159. Hurry CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets82,665
  160. Indianpoint CreekFraser48,060
  161. IocoFraser16,682
  162. Iron RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets156,664
  163. James CreekFraser200,440
  164. Kanyon CreekWest Vancouver Island16,675
  165. Kennedy River LowerWest Vancouver Island160,227
  166. Kennedy River UpperWest Vancouver Island165,360
  167. Kilbella RiverCentral Coast24,713
  168. Kildala RiverCentral Coast197,548
  169. Kincolith RiverNass52,895
  170. King Creek Lower/Haida GwaiiHaida Gwaii27,951
  171. King Creek Upper/Haida GwaiiHaida Gwaii31,421
  172. Kinkade CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets64,899
  173. Kispiox RiverSkeena136,647
  174. Kispiox River TributariesSkeena67,602
  175. Kitimat RiverCentral Coast834,147
  176. Kitimat River LowerCentral Coast1,189,546
  177. Kitimat River UpperCentral Coast362,814
  178. Kitsum Above CanyonSkeena128,798
  179. Kitsum Bel CanyonSkeena86,937
  180. Kitsumkalum RiverSkeena55,206
  181. Kitsumkalum River LowSkeena22,803
  182. Klanawa RiverWest Vancouver Island184,218
  183. Kloiya CreekSkeena12,292
  184. Klondike RiverYukon57
  185. Klondike River NorthYukon9,262
  186. Klukshu RiverNorthern Transboundary3,388
  187. Kokish EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets10,367
  188. Kokish RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets13,252
  189. Koksilah RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets74,266
  190. Lean-To CreekSkeena60,971
  191. Leiner RiverWest Vancouver Island46,131
  192. Link RiverWest Vancouver Island75,493
  193. Little Camp + NicomkFraser20,761
  194. Little Campbell RiverFraser25,153
  195. Little Nitinat RiverWest Vancouver Island81,129
  196. Little Qualicum RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets2,324,926
  197. Little River/Upper FraserFraser84,653
  198. Lonespoon CreekFraser187,137
  199. Maclean BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets47,620
  200. Maggie RiverWest Vancouver Island49,178
  201. Maka CreekFraser37,008
  202. Mamquam RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets43,220
  203. Marble ChannelWest Vancouver Island17,082
  204. Marble RiverWest Vancouver Island206,387
  205. Maria SloughFraser12,253
  206. Marie LakeHaida Gwaii90,304
  207. Maxan LakeSkeena4,559
  208. Mayo RiverYukon2,550
  209. Mcbride CreekSkeena40
  210. Mcclintock RiverYukon32,282
  211. Mckay Creek PoolCentral Coast163,168
  212. Mckinley CreekFraser18,839
  213. Mclennan CreekFraser3,000
  214. Michie CreekYukon94,802
  215. Mill BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets51,999
  216. Millstream EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets66,796
  217. Mooyah RiverWest Vancouver Island14,637
  218. Morice RiverSkeena24,129
  219. Morley RiverYukon178
  220. Mossom EstuaryFraser7,800
  221. Moutcha BayWest Vancouver Island1,747,677
  222. Murray CreekFraser13,700
  223. Nahatlatch RiverFraser1,265
  224. Nahmint EstuaryWest Vancouver Island29,623
  225. Nahmint RiverWest Vancouver Island56,527
  226. Nanaimo RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets247,782
  227. Nangeese RiverSkeena21,189
  228. Napoleon CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets22,094
  229. Nazko RiverFraser28,304
  230. Nechako RiverFraser2,955
  231. Neechanze RiverCentral Coast28,243
  232. Nesook RiverWest Vancouver Island13,406
  233. Nevin Creek/Lower FraserFraser920
  234. Nicola RiverFraser195,694
  235. Nicomekl RiverFraser26,930
  236. Nimpkish RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,381
  237. Nimpkish River LowerEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets43,314
  238. Nimpkish River UpperEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets23,130
  239. Nitinat RiverWest Vancouver Island1,842,066
  240. Nitinat River UpperWest Vancouver Island1,521,605
  241. Noosgulch + SalloomtCentral Coast20,100
  242. Noosgulch RiverCentral Coast6,337
  243. Nunn's CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets28,000
  244. Nusatsum RiverCentral Coast28,353
  245. Okanagan RiverColumbia6,617
  246. Orford BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets10,000
  247. Orford RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets18,439
  248. Oweekeeno LakeCentral Coast271,074
  249. Oyster Channel #2East Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets40,500
  250. Oyster EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets55,693
  251. Oyster RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets65,703
  252. Oyster River LowerEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,410
  253. Paradise Channel LowerEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets11,831
  254. Parker CreekWest Vancouver Island503,942
  255. Pelton ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets10,000
  256. Phillips LakeEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets101,701
  257. Phillips RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets14,627
  258. Pierce Channel & PondFraser26,056
  259. Pinch CreekWest Vancouver Island35,560
  260. Pitt River UpperFraser112,109
  261. Poett NookWest Vancouver Island141,548
  262. Port RenfrewWest Vancouver Island38,915
  263. Portage CreekFraser16,734
  264. Porteau CoveEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets759,172
  265. Puntledge RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets1,022,751
  266. Puntledge River UpperEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets299,966
  267. Quatam EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets15,000
  268. Quatse EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets20,298
  269. Quatse RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets18,074
  270. Quesnel LakeFraser10,020
  271. Quesnel RiverFraser35,619
  272. Quesnel TownsiteFraser89,906
  273. Quinsam RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets1,732,409
  274. Quinsam River UpperEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets178,339
  275. Raft RiverFraser177,101
  276. Rainy BayWest Vancouver Island755
  277. Red Mountain CreekFraser309
  278. Reed PointFraser77,259
  279. Rees CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets50,447
  280. Richards CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets7,982
  281. Rivers InletCentral Coast215,244
  282. Robertson CreekWest Vancouver Island6,242,566
  283. Rough Bay CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets50
  284. Saanichton BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets49,813
  285. Salmon River Upper/Johnstone StraitEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets54,945
  286. Salmon River/Johnstone StraitEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets94,503
  287. Salmon River/Upper FraserFraser10,340
  288. Salmon River/Upper ThompsonFraser93,570
  289. Saloompt RiverCentral Coast32,168
  290. San Juan EstuaryWest Vancouver Island23,584
  291. San Juan RiverWest Vancouver Island368,312
  292. Sandspit HarbourHaida Gwaii1,217
  293. Sandy CoveEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets60,276
  294. Sarita RiverWest Vancouver Island169,390
  295. Seabird RifflesFraser12,873
  296. Seal BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets76,908
  297. Sebalhall CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets34,000
  298. Second Island SloughEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets158,913
  299. Secret CoveEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets76,974
  300. Seebach CreekFraser37,257
  301. Serpentine RiverFraser62,048
  302. Seymour River/Strait of Georgia MainlandEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,867
  303. Shegunia RiverSkeena19,987
  304. Shovelnose ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets10,036
  305. Shovelnose CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets23,440
  306. Shuswap River LowerFraser483,014
  307. Shuswap River MiddleFraser302,773
  308. Simpson CreekSkeena45,047
  309. Skutz FallsEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets89,099
  310. Slim CreekFraser30,769
  311. Snootli CreekCentral Coast250,000
  312. Somass RiverWest Vancouver Island496,710
  313. Sooke HarbourWest Vancouver Island107,088
  314. Sooke RiverWest Vancouver Island247,445
  315. Spahomin CreekFraser11,174
  316. Spius CreekFraser67,861
  317. Squamish EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets95,108
  318. Squamish RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets191,293
  319. Stamp RiverWest Vancouver Island138,142
  320. Sterling CreekSkeena58,449
  321. Stikine RiverNorthern Transboundary71
  322. Stuart LakeFraser115,090
  323. Stuart RiverFraser32,241
  324. Sturt BayEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets38,000
  325. Sucwoa EstuaryWest Vancouver Island21,916
  326. Sucwoa RiverWest Vancouver Island12,809
  327. Sugar LakeFraser5,000
  328. Sugsaw CreekWest Vancouver Island3,030
  329. Suskwa RiverSkeena8,671
  330. Sweetin RiverSkeena47,378
  331. Swift CreekFraser18,066
  332. Swift River/Upper FraserFraser251,458
  333. Tahltan RiverNorthern Transboundary5,000
  334. Tahsis InletWest Vancouver Island131,456
  335. Tahsis RiverWest Vancouver Island58,069
  336. Takhini RiverYukon11,852
  337. Taku LodgeEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets249,152
  338. Tatchun RiverYukon9,148
  339. Tenderfoot CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets19,510
  340. Terminal CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets30,000
  341. Tete JauneFraser20,656
  342. Thompson River NorthFraser425,427
  343. Thornton CreekWest Vancouver Island207,822
  344. Thornton EstuaryWest Vancouver Island42,087
  345. Timberwest ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets227,223
  346. Tlupana EstuaryWest Vancouver Island45,683
  347. Tlupana RiverWest Vancouver Island36,697
  348. Toboggan CreekSkeena3,444
  349. Tom Brown CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets50,572
  350. Toquart EstuaryWest Vancouver Island39,433
  351. Toquart RiverWest Vancouver Island157,776
  352. Torpy RiverFraser36,060
  353. Tranquil CreekWest Vancouver Island48,175
  354. Tranquil EstuaryWest Vancouver Island47,058
  355. Tsable RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets48,574
  356. Tsolum RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets98,566
  357. Utluh CreekWest Vancouver Island34,739
  358. Vancouver RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets71,088
  359. Vancouver River UpperEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets3,000
  360. Vernon LakeEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets27,139
  361. Wagidis ChannelEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets18,721
  362. Wahleach ChannelFraser30,256
  363. Wahleach PondFraser20,350
  364. Wannock EstuaryCentral Coast172,596
  365. Wannock RiverCentral Coast59,436
  366. Warner Bay CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets34,820
  367. Waugh CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets2,700
  368. Waukwaas CreekWest Vancouver Island40
  369. West Road RiverFraser110,525
  370. Whiskey CreekEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets90,174
  371. Williams Lake RiverFraser480
  372. Willingdon EstuaryEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets40,000
  373. Willow Creek/Johnstone StraitEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets12,955
  374. Willow River/Upper FraserFraser50,569
  375. Wolf Creek/YukonYukon17,653
  376. Woss RiverEast Vancouver Isl. & Mainland Inlets25,983
  377. Yakoun EstuaryHaida Gwaii115,634
  378. Yakoun RiverHaida Gwaii157,423
  379. Yalakom RiverFraser18,778
  380. Yootook CreekWest Vancouver Island17,322
  381. Yukon RiverYukon24,349
  382. Zeballos RiverWest Vancouver Island35,529
  383. Zymoetz (Copper) RiverSkeena31,926