Table 3.3. Comparative lifecycle characteristics of Pacific salmon species (genus Oncorhynchus) found in the Columbia River Basin. Sources: Olsen et al. 1992a, 1992b; Hymer et al. 1992a, 1992b; Kiefer et al. 1992.
 
SPECIES
SPAWNING AREA
REARING AREA
AGE
OCEAN
DISTRIBUTION
RETURN TIME
ADULT
FECUNDITY
     
FW
Ocean
   
Age
Size (cm)
 
Chinook                  
  Spring
tributaries
mainstem, tributaries
2
1-3
?
Apr-Jul
3-6
25-40
4700-6000
  Summer                  
    Mid-Columbia R.
mainstem, tributaries
mainstem, tributaries
0-1
1-4
AK-WA
May-Jul
3-5
41-92
4900
    Snake R.
mainstem, tributaries
mainstem, tributaries
0-1
1-3
?
Jun-Jul
3-5
24-36
3500-4300
  Fall
mainstem
mainstem
0
1-5
AK-WA
Aug-Sep
2-6
42-101
4400-5200
Coho
small tributaries
tributary
1
1-2
WA-OR
Aug-Oct
2-3
40-99
2500-3500
Steelhead                  
  Summer
tributaries
tributary
1-3
1-5
Gulf of AK
May-Sep
3-5
61-73
5000-6400
  Winter
lower river tributaries
tributary
1-2
1-5
Gulf of AK
Nov-Jan
3-5
45-70
2200-4000
Sockeye
streams above lakes
cold lakes
1-2
1-3
Gulf of AK
May-Jun
3-5
35-57
2600
Chum
lower river tributaries
estuary
0
3-5
?
Oct-Nov
3-6
63-75
2200-2300
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