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Snake River Sockeye Salmon Run Well Above 10-Year Average by Evan Ellis Big Country News, July 28, 2023

LEWISTON - This summer's sockeye salmon run through the Lower Snake River is well above the 10-year average.

Idaho Fish and Game reports that nearly 1,300 sockeye bound for Central Idaho have crossed Lower Granite Dam South of Colfax.

The first sockeye to return to the Sawtooth Basin near Stanley arrived this week.

Historically about half the run that crosses Lower Granite makes it to the spawning grounds. The endangered sockeye swim 900 miles and climb over 6,000 feet every summer from the Pacific to the Stanley area.

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