Salmon Life Cycle
Very first part of a salmon life cycle
Eggs
Word for how salmon are born in freshwater, live as adults in the ocean, then return to freshwater to spawn
Anadromous
Group of natural and human-made elements where the water cycle occurs.
Water system
Rain, snow, fog, dew, hail
Precipitation
Major historical event that impacted people, wildlife, and nature of the American River
Gold Rush
Juvenile salmon
Alevin
Dams, large gravel, and rising temperatures are examples of ___________
Salmon obstacles
Area where all the rain is drained at a single point
Basin OR watershed
Rain caught in vegetation canopy
Interception
BLM stands for Black Lives Matter and also ________
Bureau of Land Management
Juvenile salmon who feed independently
Fry
Adding appropriate sized gravel _______ salmon
Helps
Water diversions, conveyance facilities, and dams are all ________ elements
HUMAN MADE
Water turns to gas and rises into atmosphere
Evaporation
Much salmon spawning on the American River now comes from ___________
Hatcheries
Juvenile salmon who start adapting for life in salt water
Parr
Floodplains are ___________ for salmon
Important
Rivers, lakes, and wetlands are all ____________ elements
NATURAL
Rain flows into rivers, deltas, bays
Runoff
Three groups of people who have histories in the American River Region
Many
Final stage of salmon life cycle; salmon who live in the ocean
Adults
Similar to salmon but not quite 🌈
Steelhead
Water stored in the ground; groundwater
Aquifer
Water moves through soil into aquifer
Percolation
90% of the upstream habitat of the American River, and many runs of Chinook Salmon, have been lost due to the ______ and _______ dams
Nimbus, Folsom