Specimen Information

Salmo trutta
Salmo trutta
(Brown Trout)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID139949
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciestrutta
Common NameBrown Trout
StateGA
CountyGwinnett
LocalityChattahoochee river, approximately 1 mile south of Old Jones Bridge in Norcross
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Chattahoochee
HUC8 Number03130001
HUC10 NameSuwanee Creek-Chattahoochee River
HUC10 Number0313000109
HUC12 NameCrooked Creek-Chattahoochee River
HUC12 Number031300010907
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1962
Author:Stripling, M.
Date:2001
Title:Trout: The jewels of the Chattahoochee.
Publisher:Sherpa Guides: The Natural Georgia Series: The Chattahoochee River.
Pages:9 pp
Commentsinitial stocking in the Chattahoochee River
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked2500


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