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Durango Fish Hatchery

Coordinates: 37°16′53″N 107°52′31″W / 37.281390°N 107.875261°W / 37.281390; -107.875261
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Durango Fish Hatchery
Durango Fish Hatchery is located in Colorado
Durango Fish Hatchery
Location in Colorado
Durango Fish Hatchery is located in the United States
Durango Fish Hatchery
Location in United States
General information
Address151 East 16th Street
Town or cityDurango, Colorado
Coordinates37°16′53″N 107°52′31″W / 37.281390°N 107.875261°W / 37.281390; -107.875261
Inaugurated1903

The Durango Fish Hatchery is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located near the Animas River in Durango, Colorado. The hatchery staff raise rainbow, brown, Snake River and native cutthroat trout, and kokanee salmon.

History

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The Durango Fish Hatchery was established in 1903. This facility is a duplicate of the original Denver hatchery using a similar construction method consisting of steel and concrete. The facility was originally equipped with culture contrivances.[1] The Durango Fish Hatchery is the oldest state-owned hatchery in Colorado.[2]

Visiting

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The hatchery offers a wildlife museum operated by volunteers with fish and animal mounts and hands-on displays. It offers self and volunteer-guided tours, along with a 'Feed the Fish' dispensers.[3] It also offers videos that present hatchery operations.[4]

Fish Species

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The hatchery stocks approximately 150,000 catchable rainbow trout and 1.3 million subcatchable fish annually in the southwest corner of Colorado.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Durango Fish Hatchery & Wildlife Museum | ColoradoInfo.com". www.coloradoinfo.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum | Official Tourism Site of Durango, Colorado". www.durango.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Fish Hatcheries". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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