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The Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery near Orick, Humboldt County, California was one of the first small local fish hatcheries [2] developed to improve the area's sport and commercial fishing, and is one of only three remaining hatcheries built in California from 1871 to 1946.
The river has its origins in the high mountains of the Trinity Alps, Russian Mountains, and Marble Mountains (all sub-ranges of the larger Klamath Mountains).The Salmon River comprises two forks, the North Fork and the South Fork, which join at the hamlet of Forks of Salmon, California to form the 19.6-mile (31.5 km) long mainstem Salmon River.
Humboldt Bay, California's second largest enclosed natural bay, located on the Northern California coast, approximately 225 miles (362 km) north of San Francisco and 156 nautical miles (289 km) south of Coos Bay, Oregon, is 14 miles long and contains the only large deep water port for the entirety of Northern California north of San Francisco Bay.
The Mad River (Wiyot: Baduwa't [4]) is a river in upper Northern California.It flows for 113 miles (182 km) [3] in a roughly northwest direction through Trinity County and then Humboldt County, draining a 497-square-mile (1,290 km 2) watershed into the Pacific Ocean north of the town of Arcata near [California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport [5]] in McKinleyville.
Many local people and fish enthusiasts — like California Trout — have been trying to tear down Matilija Dam for years and reopen the spawning grounds. The reservoir is 99% filled with crud ...
Primary streams entering Humboldt Bay are listed north to south beginning north of the entrance to the bay and continuing in a clockwise direction. Tributaries entering nearest the bay are listed first. [1] [2] For additional detail on Humboldt Bay streams, see Humboldt Bay: Bay tributaries and sloughs. Jacoby Creek; Eureka Slough. Freshwater ...
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It is located in Humboldt County 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101 on the South Fork Eel River. Foliage at Benbow State Recreation Area Benbow dam was constructed across the South Fork Eel River in 1931 to provide hydroelectric power for development in Garberville, impounding a reservoir. [ 1 ]