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Crystal River Hatchery <br />Location: The brood unit is located on the Crystal River in Garfield County near the town of <br />Carbondale. <br />Physical Structure: Hatchery building containing various egg containers and 10 hatchery <br />troughs. The total number of outdoor raceway sections is fifty-four. <br />Water Source: Springs with an average flow of 1,000 gpm in the winter and 6,000 gpm in the <br />summer. In addition, the unit has three wells but only one is used as the primary water <br />supply and it has an average flow of approximately 1,100 gpm. <br />Number of Personnel: Three permanent FTE's, with supervision provided from the Glenwood <br />Spring's hatchery. Sixteen months of temporary time shared with the Glenwood Springs <br />hatchery. <br />Species Reared: Mainly rainbow trout brood fish. <br />Three-Year Production Average: 35,000 catchables (surplus brood fish and local catchable <br />plants) average size 12.76 inches. In addition, the unit produces 16 million+ rainbow trout <br />eggs. <br />Operating Cost: $207,732 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Planted: $0.460 (NOTE: this figure does not take into account the <br />main function of the unit - egg production) <br />Fish Health History: 1992 - bacterial coldwater disease <br />Current Health Status: specific pathogen free <br />Durango Hatchery <br />Location: The hatchery is situated in the town of Durango located on the Animas River in La <br />Plata County. <br />Physical Structure: The hatchery building has 20 incubators and 40 troughs. The outside facility <br />contains 20 nurse basins, 26 raceway sections, one concrete planting basin, and a show <br />pond. <br />Water Source: Junction Creek through a filtration system produces an estimated average flow of <br />20 cfs. The temperature ranges from 42° to 587. The unit also has a seep collection pipe <br />line which has a total capacity of 3.2 cfs in a temperature range of 49°F to 51 °F. <br />Number of Personnel: 4.75 permanent FTE's, in addition, the supervisor is responsible for both <br />Durango and Pitkin. The unit has 20 months FTE time. <br />Species Reared: rainbow trout, kokanee, Snake River cutthroat, Colorado River cutthroat, brook <br />trout, and brown trout <br />Three-Year Production Average: 168,000 catchables with an average size of 10.35 inches and <br />998,000 subcatchables with an average size of 2.51 inches. <br />Operating Costs: $332,031 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Produced: $0.078 <br />Fish Health History: 1979 - BKD; 1981 - ERM <br />Current Health Status: Specific pathogen free <br />69