Carson National Fish Hatchery

Carson National Fish Hatchery
Covered raceways at the hatchery.
Location of Carson National Fish Hatchery.
Carson National Fish Hatchery (the United States)
LocationSkamania County, Washington, United States
Coordinates45°52′05″N 121°58′26″W / 45.86802251329663°N 121.97394535857686°W / 45.86802251329663; -121.97394535857686
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Established
  • 1937 or 1938 (see text)
  • Constructed 1937 or 1938 (see text)
Named forCarson, Washington
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
Websitewww.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/carson

The Carson National Fish Hatchery is a fish hatchery located 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Carson in Skamania County, Washington, in the United States. It is about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland, Oregon. It is managed and operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Like other components of the National Fish Hatchery System, the hatchery's mission is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats, as well to cooperate with like-minded partners to further these goals. Specifically, the hatchery produces spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) for stocking in the Wind River, a tributary of the Columbia River, as well as Chinook salmon eggs for hatching at other fish hatcheries.

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