Chinook Salmon Rescued During Oroville Crisis Die Due To Pump Failure

May 11, 2017

As many as 300,000 fall-run Chinook salmon died Wednesday at a fish hatchery near Lake Oroville due to a pump failure.

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Juvenile Salmon Rescued From Oroville Emergency Now Heading To Ocean

March 20, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

A million young Chinook salmon started making their way to the Pacific Ocean Monday. This group was among the evacuees from the Oroville Dam Spillway incident and received an enthusiastic sendoff.

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2nd Disastrous Drought Year For Endangered California Salmon

February 1, 2016 | Alan Ray

Efforts to help protect endangered Chinook salmon from death in the Sacramento River apparently didn't work last year.

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Feds, California Agencies Sued Over Water Management Plan

June 4, 2015 | Ed Joyce

Groups sue California, U.S. officials over management of water supply, claiming fish and the Delta estuary are being short-changed.

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California Drought: Warm Water, Limited Supply For Salmon Run

June 1, 2015 | Ed Joyce

A California state agency Tuesday is expected to consider ways to help migrating salmon reach the ocean.