Species Profile
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Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Chinook salmon 

  • Population location: U.S.A.(WA) all naturally spawned populations in the Columbia R. tributaries upstream of Rock Island Dam and downstream of Chief Joseph Dam, excluding the Okanogan R., and the Columbia R. from a line between the west end of Clatsop jetty, OR, and the west end of Peacock jetty, WA, upstream to Chief Joseph Dam, including spring-run hatchery stocks (and their progeny) in Chiwawa R., Methow R., Twisp R., Chewuch R., White R., and Nason Creek
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Washington
  • Population location: Sacramento R. (U.S.A._CA) winter run, wherever found
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  NORTH CENTRAL VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA , SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SUTTER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • Population location: U.S.A.(OR) all naturally spawned populations in the Clackamas R. and the Willamette R. and its tributaries above Willamette Falls
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Oregon
  • Population location: U.S.A.(WA) all naturally spawned populations from rivers and streams flowing into Puget Sound, including the Straits of Juan De Fuca from the Elwha R. eastward, and Hood Canal, South Sound, North Sound and the Strait of Georgia
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Washington
  • Population location: Snake R. (U.S.A._ID, OR, WA) mainstem and the following subbasins_Tucannon R., Grande Ronde R., Imnaha R., Salmon R, and Clearwater R.; fall run, natural population(s), wherever found
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Idaho , Oregon , Washington
  • Population location: Snake R. (U.S.A._ID,OR,WA) mainstem and the following subbasins_Tucannon R., Grande Ronde R., Imnaha R., and Salmon R.; spring/summer run, natural population(s), wherever found
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Idaho , Oregon , Washington
  • Population location: U.S.A.(CA) all naturally spawned spring-run populations from the Sacramento San Joaquin R. mainstem and its tributaries
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  BUTTE SINK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SUTTER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , WILLOW CREEK-LURLINE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
  • Population location: U.S.A.(OR, WA) all naturally spawned populations from the Columbia R. and its tributaries upstream from its mouth to a point east of the Hood R. and White Salmon R. to Willamette Falls in Oregon, excluding the spring run in the Clackamas R.
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Oregon , Washington
  • Population location: U.S.A.(CA) from Redwood Creek south to Russian R., inclusive, all naturally spawned populations in mainstems and tributaries
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) spring upper Columbia R.
04/06/1990 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) winter Sacramento R.
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) upper Willamette R.
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Puget Sound
04/22/1992 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) fall Snake R.
04/22/1992 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) spring/summer Snake R.
12/29/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) CA Central Valley spring-run
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) lower Columbia R.
12/29/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) CA coastal

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 37 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
03/05/2008 73 FR 11870 11871 Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permits from the Broughton Land Company, Columbia County, Washington
09/26/2006 71 FR 56107 56107 Notice of Availability of a Final Record of Decision on the Issuance of Permits
09/02/2005 70 FR 52487 52627 Designation of Critical Habitat for Seven Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in California
07/25/2005 70 FR 42533 42535 Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Related to the Family Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
12/15/2004 69 FR 75045 75046 Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
07/10/2000 65 FR 42421 42481 Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule Governing Take of 14 Threatened Salmon and Steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)
01/03/2000 65 FR 169 196 Proposed Rule Governing Take of Seven Threatened Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs); Proposed Rule

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Chinook salmon.

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
09/02/2005 70 FR 52487 52627 Designation of Critical Habitat for Seven Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in California Final Rule Active
02/16/2000 65 FR 7764 7787 (NOAA/NMFS) Designated Critical Habitat: Critical Habitat for 19 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California Final Rule Active
10/25/1999 64 FR 57399 57403 Designated Critical Habitat: Revision of Critical Habitat for Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Final Rule Active
03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule Final Rule Active
12/28/1993 58 FR 68543 68554 Designated Critical Habitat; Snake River Sockeye Salmon, Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon, and Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Final Rule Not Required

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 5 of 6 : view all)
HCP Plan Summaries
Broughton Land Company
Cedar River Watershed HCP
City of Tacoma, Tacoma Water HCP
Simpson Timber NW Operations (Green Diamond Resource Company)
Storedahl's Daybreak Mine Expansion and Habitat Enhancement Project HCP

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Finding
02/27/1987 52 FR 6041 6048 Notice of Finding Determination of Winter Run Chinook Salmon as End. not Warranted at This Time; 52 FR 6041-6048
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Not warranted

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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