Chalk Cliffs Rearing Unit
| Chalk Cliffs Rearing Unit | |
|---|---|
Location in Colorado   Location in United States | |
| General information | |
| Address | 22605 CR 287 |
| Town or city | Nathrop, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38°42′44″N 106°14′07″W / 38.712194°N 106.235361°WCoordinates: 38°42′44″N 106°14′07″W / 38.712194°N 106.235361°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
The Chalk Cliffs Rearing Unit is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located near Arkansas River and Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. Hatchery staff works to support the raising of approximately 700,000 catchable, ten-inch rainbow trout annually. The hatchery stocks fish along the Front Range from Loveland to the New Mexico border, and east almost to the Kansas border.
History
Chalk Cliffs was inaugurated in 1950.[1] In 1986, the facility experienced a widespread death among fingerling trout. This was a result of using creek water and resulted in water quality sampling by Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. They found that the cause was high amounts of zinc and cadmium. In 1990, Chalk Creek was chosen for cleanup through the Division of Minerals and Geology. This was necessary as the levels were impacting fish habitats and water quality degradation in the Arkansas River. Yet, their clean up attempts were unsuccessful.[2]
Mission
An overarching mission among the hatchery staff is educating the public. The facilities provide fish for stock in many areas which supports angling recreation. The facility offers educational materials and tours.
Fish Species
The Chalk Cliffs rearing unit raises catchable rainbow trout, cutthroat trout.[3] They obtain their water source from a nearby creek.[4]
References
- ↑ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ Historic Hardrock Mining: The West's Toxic Legacy : the Critical Link Between Water Quality and Abandoned Mine Sites. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8. 1995. Retrieved 1 May 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ "Fish Hatcheries". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ Halverson, Anders (2010). An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300166866. Retrieved 1 May 2019. Search this book on
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