Fish
The Wallowa River supports populations of steelhead, spring chinook salmon, and mountain whitefish among other species. Sockeye salmon were extirpated from the Wallowa River when a small dam was constructed at the outlet of Wallowa Lake in the headwaters of the river. The dam was constructed to raise the level of the lake to store water for irrigation.
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Famous quotes containing the word fish:
“Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“When the city gate catches fire, it’s the fish in the moat who suffer.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp eggs.”
—Chinese proverb.