Pacific Northwest Watershed
Skeena River
Located in Northern British Columbia, the Skeena River drains 21,000 square miles and flows 350 miles from its headwaters to the sea. Considered one of the last great bastions of wild and native fish and commercially, culturally and recreationally important to many peoples, the Skeena River is under constant threat from development, overfishing, and climate change.
- Bull Trout
- Chum Salmon
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout
- Coho Salmon
- Dolly Varden
- Kokanee
- Lake Trout
- Mountain Whitefish
- Resident Rainbow Trout
- Pink Salmon
- Pacific Lamprey
- Spring Chinook Salmon
- Summer Steelhead
- Winter Steelhead
- Sockeye Salmon
Watershed Report Card
Good
Overall health score: 78/100
Data sources: USGS NWIS, EPA ATTAINS, StreamNet, NIFC, US Drought Monitor, NID. Scoring methodology developed by Native Fish Society based on salmonid habitat criteria. Data reviewed 2026.
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