It appears this is an average year for the number of fall-fun Chinook Salmon returning to spawn in the American River.

The numbers were expected to be much lower because of high water temperatures and predators when the fish were juveniles heading to the ocean during the drought.

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/11/28/higher-than-expected-number-of-chinook-salmon-return-to-american-river/

It appears this is an average year for the number of fall-fun Chinook Salmon returning to spawn in the American River.

The numbers were expected to be much lower because of high water temperatures and predators when the fish were juveniles heading to the ocean during the drought.

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/11/28/higher-than-expected-number-of-chinook-salmon-return-to-american-river/