Where to See Chinook Salmon in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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Chinook Salmon sightings in Columbia River Gorge

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Where Chinook Salmon has been reported, from 74 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

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12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM9% of the busiest hour6 AM49% of the busiest hour7 AM85% of the busiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM87% of the busiest hour10 AM83% of the busiest hour11 AM80% of the busiest hourNoon78% of the busiest hour1 PM79% of the busiest hour2 PM82% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PM96% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM78% of the busiest hour8 PM22% of the busiest hour9 PM5% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Chinook Salmon is most seen 8–10 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Chinook Salmon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	9%
6 AM	49%
7 AM	85%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	87%
10 AM	83%
11 AM	80%
Noon	78%
1 PM	79%
2 PM	82%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	96%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	78%
8 PM	22%
9 PM	5%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	1%

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Where to see Chinook Salmon in Columbia River Gorge

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