Redd

Definition (http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/habitat/spawningbed_protection/redd.html)

A redd is a spawning nest that is built by salmon and steelhead in the gravel of streams or the shoreline of lakes. It is formed by the female using her tail to dig in a small area of gravel in the bottom of the stream or shore. Here she forms several depressions in the gravel forming egg pockets into which she deposits her eggs. The size of a redd depends on the size of the fish making the nest. (WDFW)

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Approved Date
19-Nov-2013

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