Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery

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Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery
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location Plainfield , Windham County , USA
surface 8.09 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 44 '  N , 71 ° 55'  W Coordinates: 41 ° 43 '55 "  N , 71 ° 55' 14"  W
Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery, Connecticut
Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery
Setup date 1971
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery is a state fish farm in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the community of Plainfield . The fish farm is one of the largest in the eastern United States, producing more than 575,000 pounds (260,000 kg) of trout annually.

description

The fish farm was established in 1971 on an area of ​​2000 acres (809 ha). 14 springs ensure that at least 18,927 liters per minute are available all year round, which are required for the trout. The facility is located between the Quinebaug River in the north, Shepherd Hill in the east and the Moosup River in the south. The hatchery is largely automatically controlled with a large technical effort in terms of monitoring systems. It consists of 4 major areas:

  • Hatch House (Eng. "Hatchery") in which the fish eggs are inseminated and cared for until they hatch. When the fish reach 7 cm in length (fingerlings), they are put into the
  • Intermediate Tanks (dt. Mittel / Zwischen-Container) brought 30 round tanks with a diameter of 20 ft (6 m) each. Each of these pools can hold up to 30,000 fish. They stay there until they have grown to a maximum of 20 cm. Then they will be in
  • Grow Out Tanks are brought. These 40 pools are each 50 feet (15 m) in diameter and are protected against birds of prey by nets. Each of these tanks can hold up to 13,000 fish. After they outgrow these tanks, the trout are released into fishing waters (e.g. in state parks).
  • Brood Stock Raceways . For the fish that are supposed to deliver the spawn, there are 20 "racing tanks" with a length of 15 m and 2 m wide, so that the adult fish can swim out well until their spawn is harvested.

The fish farm "produces" rainbow trout , trout and brook trout .

free time activities

The fish farm is open to visitors and groups of visitors. All production processes can be observed and there is a "Childrens Fishing Pond" where children can try their hand at fishing.

The Hatchery is also where the Trolley Trail begins, leading to Plainfields Wauregan National Historic Register District , a 19th century mill village with a stone cotton mill.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)

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