The Chinook salmon featured here travel a total of 280 miles in freshwater by the time they reach Battle Creek located on Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Shasta County, California. These salmon are anadromous meaning they are born in freshwater, migrate to salt water (Pacific Ocean in this case) and then return to their natal stream to spawn. Salmon have an amazing ability to find the specific location where they were born by using the earth's magnetism and the smell of the water! If you're in