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Lake. This was the first establishment for the hatching of sockeye salmon. The hatchery closed in 1933. The construction of Upper Baker Dam in 1959 inundated the natural Baker Lake and surrounding valley, including the spawning grounds of the Baker River sockeye. Artificial spawning beds were constructed at the upper end of the new Baker Lake. An additional spawning beach was built on Sulfur Creek in 1990. All returning sockeye are trapped below Lower Baker Dam and transported to the artificial spawning beaches.
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445:Baker River Hydroelectric Project
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400:Mount Baker
392:Puget Sound
368:Lushootseed
364:Baker River
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1189:Categories
1085:Wild Horse
1072:Wind farms
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101:Washington
1115:Buildings
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402:. With a
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