Erwin National Fish Hatchery

Erwin National Fish Hatchery
The Erwin National Fish Hatchery on March 14, 2022.
Location of Erwin National Fish Hatchery.
Erwin National Fish Hatchery (the United States)
LocationErwin, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates36°09′56″N 82°23′18″W / 36.1655022°N 82.3882677°W / 36.1655022; -82.3882677
Named forErwin, Tennessee
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
Websitewww.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/erwin

The Erwin National Fish Hatchery is a fish hatchery administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in Erwin, Tennessee, in the United States. It opened in 1897 and is one of the oldest United States Government facilities in the National Fish Hatchery System. It is a major producer of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs for the stocking of waterways in the southeastern United States, and also is involved in the preservation and restoration of threatened and endangered species in the region.

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