Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID274336
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateSD
CountyHughes
LocalityLake Oahe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Lake Oahe
HUC8 Number10130105
HUC10 NameOahe Dam
HUC10 Number1013010520
HUC12 NameLake Oahe Dam
HUC12 Number101301052009
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19666
Author:Marrone, G.
Date:1996
Title:Chinook Salmon.
Publisher:South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Division of Wildlife, Pierre, SD.
CommentsChinook salmon were stocked in North Dakota at Lake Sakakawea and spread south into Lake Oahe. Stocked directly into Lake Oahe since 1982.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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