Glenwood Springs Hatchery
| Glenwood Springs Hatchery | |
|---|---|
  Location in Colorado  Location in United States | |
| General information | |
| Address | 1362 132 Road |
| Town or city | Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°34′43″N 107°22′14″W / 39.5785928°N 107.3706097°W |
| Inaugurated | 1906 |
The Glenwood Springs Hatchery is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located on Mitchell Creek near the Colorado River in Garfield County, which is 2 miles north of West Glenwood Springs.[1]
History[edit]
Glenwood Springs Hatchery was inaugurated in 1906. This hatchery was one operated by the state before 1914. The building was originally large and barn-like framed. An electronic egg-picking machine used to separate live and dead eggs were developed by Neil Van Gaalen, superintendent of Glenwood Springs hatchery, in the 1960s. This technology is utilized at all state-operated hatcheries.[2]
Fish Species[edit]
Hatchery staff works to support the raising of rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, and arctic grayling. Annually they stock around 3 million sub-catchable fish for the waters of northwest Colorado. The facility also has broodstocks of rainbow and cutthroat trout. Eggs that are produced are shipped to other state-operated fish hatcheries to be hatched, raised, and stocked at various sizes.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Glenwood Springs Hatchery". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks & Wildlife.