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2002 Winter & Summer Steelhead Smolt Stocking

State, tribal, federal and regional enhancement groups steelhead smolt releases between March 1 and June 15, 2002. Smolts are defined as hatchery reared steelhead released at a minimum size of 10 fish per pound. The majority of the adult returns from these releases are expected during the 2003-2004 winter and 2004 summer seasons.

Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca River Systems
Name of Stream	Winter	Summer
Nooksack River	34,800
Skagit River System
Skagit River Mainstem	200,000
Sauk River	21,200
Cascade River	200,000
Stillaguamish River System
Stillaguamish R. Mainstem	15,700	61,800
South Fork		28,800
North Fork	118,200	10,000
Snohomish River System
Skykomish River	133,400
Pilchuck River (Snoh.)	25,500
Snoqualmie River	165,500
Tolt River	20,000
Canyon Creek (Snoh.)	4,700
Raging River	10,000	51,500
Sultan River	29,100	14,900
Wallace River	20,000
Skykomish River, N. Fork	15,150	154,800
Green River (King Co.)	102,200	101,100
Puyallup River System
White (Stuck) River	20,000
Carbon River (Voight Cr.)	191,300
Deschutes River	25,000
Skokomish River	68,400
Duckabush River	10,000
Dosewallips River	12,500
Dungeness River	10,250
Morse Creek	5,000
Elwha River	151,700
Lyre River	25,000	10,000
Pysht River	10,000
Clallam River	5,000
Hoko River	20,000
Sekiu River	10,700
Sail River	5,400

Coastal River Systems
Name of Stream	Winter	Summer
WaatchRiver	48,900
Sooes River	180,000
Quillayute River System
Sol Duc River	67,000	20,000
Bogachiel River	91,000
Calawah River	61,000	30,100
Goodman Creek	20,000
Hoh River	118,900
Salmon R. (Jefferson Co.)	153,000
Quinault River	373,500
Humptulips River	81,300
Hoquiam River, East Fork	20,000
Chehalis River System
Chehalis River Mainstem	20,600	47,500
Wynoochee River	170,750	60,000
Satsop River, East Fork	57,600
Skookumchuck River	75,000
Newaukum River	10,050
Johns River	20,000
Elk River	5,000
North River	10,000
Smith Creek	10,000
Willapa River	51,800
North Nemah River	6,900
Naselle River	30,300

Columbia River System and Tributaries
Name of Stream	Winter	Summer
Grays River, West Fork	41,000
Elochoman River	97,800	35,000
Cowlitz River System
Cowlitz River Mainstem	218,500	121,400
Coweeman River	19,800
Toutle River, South Fork		24,100
Green River (Cowlitz Co.)		24,100
Blue Creek	501,600	523,500
Cispus River	18,500
Kalama River System
Kalama River Mainstem		59,600
Gobar Creek	83,400	8,000
Lewis River System
North Fork	102,600	285,700
East Fork	90,600	27,700
Salmon Creek (Clark Co.)	20,500
Washougal River System
Washougal River	39,300	33,100
North Fork	25,400	27,900
White Salmon River (Big)	20,200
Klickitat River		99,900
Walla Walla River System
Walla Walla R. Mainstem		99,900
Touchet River		170,600
Snake River System
Snake River, Lower		62,600
Tucannon River		193,800
Grand Ronde River		182,700
Mid Columbia R. (Ringold)		164,600
Wenatchee River		123,400
Chiwawa River		212,500
Methow River		244,500
Twisp River		84,500
Chewuch River		85,600
Okanogan River		58,100
Salmon Creek		8,700
Omak Creek		20,500
Similkameen River		39,500