Wildlife

Salmon species

Oncorhynchus spp.
Salmon species

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Habitat
Columbia River and estuary
Conservation
Imperiled
First Observed
1805-10-16

Salmon runs of the Columbia River watershed molded and supported all native cultures seen by the Corps west of Rockies.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Salmon species

Sep 7 1804
Patrick Gass: September 7, 1804
...rn killed a prairie dog, in size about that of the smallest species of domestic dogs. Having understood that the village of those small dogs was at a short distance fr...
Sep 17 1804
Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1804
...end, where there is a bunch of black hair. There is another species of deer in this country, with small horns and long tails. The tail of one which we killed was 18 in...
Nov 7 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 7, 1804
...rn killed a prairie dog, in size about that of the smallest species of domestic dogs. Having understood that the village of those small dogs was at a short distance fr...
Nov 17 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1804
...end, where there is a bunch of black hair. There is another species of deer in this country, with small horns and long tails. The tail of one which we killed was 18 in...
Dec 16 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 16, 1804
...es & furs, &.C. 1 The game whose description follows was :i species of billiards. It was in great favor among n cumber of the Missouri River tribes of Indians, and num...
Dec 30 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 30, 1804
...this animal which the French call a prarow, or brarow, is a species of the badger.
Apr 28 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 28, 1805
...River. Saw large flocks of Cabberrie or antilope which is a Species of the Goat kind, on the Sides of the hills on S. S. Saw Some dead on the edge of the river, which ...
May 20 1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
... of coal continues. Cap* Lewis walked on Shore & observed a Species of pine we had never before Seen, with a Shorter leaf than common & The burr different, he also col...
May 27 1805
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805
... Musmon has a mark that entirely distinguishes it from that species, being known never to shed its horns. In some these are seen to grow to a surprising size: many of ...
Aug 22 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 22, 1805
...ese people, who appear to be the most wretched of the human species, chiefly subsist. They gave us some dried salmon, and we proceeded down the river; but with a great...
Sep 30 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — Patrick Gass: September 30, 1805
...ver is stony and the banks chiefly composed of a round hard species of stone.
Oct 24 1805
Clark: October 24, 1805
...falls are Salmon trout and great numbers of the heads of a Species of trout Smaller than the Salmon. those fish they catch out of the Salmon Season, and are at this ...
Nov 6 1805
Clark: November 6, 1805
...e-Arber Vitea or white Cedar, red Loril, alder and Several Species of under groth, the bottoms have common rushes, nettles, & grass the Slashey parts have Bull rushe...
Nov 12 1805
Clark: November 12, 1805
...is creek & killed 2 Salmon trout, the men killd. 13 of the Salmon Species, The Pine of fur Specs, or Spruc Pine grow here to an emense Size & hight maney of them 7 & 8 fee...
Nov 13 1805
Clark: November 13, 1805
...e of those bushesThe Timber on those hills are of the pine Species large and tall maney of them more than 200 feet high & from 8 to 10 feet through at the Stump thos...

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