Poudre Rearing Unit
| Poudre Rearing Unit | |
|---|---|
  Location in Colorado  Location in United States | |
| General information | |
| Address | 38195 Poudre Canyon |
| Town or city | Bellvue, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40°25′14″N 105°25′26″W / 40.42047°N 105.42376°W |
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
The Poudre Rearing Unit is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located near Cache la Poudre River at the base of South Bald Mountain in Larimer County. It is considered one of the smaller units in Colorado.[1]
History
[edit]Poudre Rearing Unit was inaugurated in 1948.[2] The facility is 7,700 ft in elevation.[3]
Fish species
[edit]Hatchery staff works to produce millions of broodstock rainbow trout and greenback cutthroat trout eggs. They stock 50,000 trout in public waters on the front range. Their source of water comes from surface water.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
- ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Poudre Rearing Unit". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ McGovern, Maura (18 January 2011). "Water Quality Control Vision Fact Sheet" (PDF). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division: 1–24. Retrieved 30 April 2019.[permanent dead link]