# Photograph credits

Real photographs are the default view. The 20 original AI illustrations remain available separately. Photos show their recorded place and season; they are not current salmon sightings. Each WebP is resized and format-converted, without generative editing. The original photo license continues to apply.


## the-return

Chum salmon in Pipers Creek, Seattle. A regional salmon example, not a South Sound sighting.

**Salmon swimming upstream in lower Piper Creek, Carkeek Park, Seattle 02.jpg** — Photo by Joe Mabel · Taken on 19 November 2022

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmon_swimming_upstream_in_lower_Piper_Creek,_Carkeek_Park,_Seattle_02.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## season-calendar

Capitol Lake and the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. A summer landscape, not an autumn run report.

**Washington State Capitol, Capitol Lake, Olympia, Washington, June 24, 2025.jpg** — OceanLoop · 2025-06-24

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_State_Capitol,_Capitol_Lake,_Olympia,_Washington,_June_24,_2025.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## fifth-avenue

An aerial photograph of Capitol Lake, Olympia: the broader downtown setting near the 5th Avenue stop. This is not a close-up of the fish passage.

**Capitol Lake, Olympia, Washington, August 14, 2023.jpg** — United States Geological Survey (USGS) · August 14, 2023

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capitol_Lake,_Olympia,_Washington,_August_14,_2023.jpg) · [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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## tumwater-falls

Lower Tumwater Falls and its footbridge on the Deschutes River.

**Lower Tumwater Falls 02.jpg** — Joe Mabel · 2014-08-24

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lower_Tumwater_Falls_02.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

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## the-leap

A salmon jumping at the Sol Duc cascades, photographed in 2015 by Olympic National Park.

**Salmon jumping Sol Duc cascade fall 2015 cbubar (23158113035).jpg** — Olympic National Park · 2015-11-20 14:32

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmon_jumping_Sol_Duc_cascade_fall_2015_cbubar_(23158113035).jpg) · [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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## sol-duc

The Salmon Cascades overlook on the Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park.

**Sol Duc river overlook salmon cascades c bubar march 05 2015 (16691657954).jpg** — Olympic National Park · 2015-03-04 14:36

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sol_Duc_river_overlook_salmon_cascades_c_bubar_march_05_2015_(16691657954).jpg) · [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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## issaquah

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, photographed in September 2023.

**Hatchery 6921.jpg** — Chris Light · 2023-09-08 13:25:57

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hatchery_6921.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## read-the-water

Salmon in Issaquah Creek at the hatchery. Look through reflections to find the fish.

**Salmon 6971.jpg** — Chris Light · 2023-09-08 14:21:11

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmon_6971.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## bayshore

Bayshore Preserve, Washington, photographed in March 2025. Seasonal appearance will differ.

**Bayshore Preserve, Washington 01.jpg** — OlympiaBuebird · 2025-03-16 11:35:00

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bayshore_Preserve,_Washington_01.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## hoodsport

Hoodsport on Hood Canal. A town and shoreline view, not a photograph of the hatchery viewing platform.

**Hoodsport 5013.jpg** — Chris Light · 2023-08-02 10:51:29

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoodsport_5013.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## kennedy-creek

Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve at the estuary. This is a different viewing area from the seasonal Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail upstream.

**Kennedy Creek 0284.JPG** — Brianhe · 2012-12-30 10:34:04

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kennedy_Creek_0284.JPG) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

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## donkey-creek

Gig Harbor waterfront and Mount Rainier: the town setting for a Donkey Creek outing, not the creek itself.

**Gig Harbor Waterfront and Mt Rainier.jpg** — Martinvirtualtours · 2009-09-08

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gig_Harbor_Waterfront_and_Mt_Rainier.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

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## mclane-creek

Pond and boardwalk at McLane Creek Nature Trail. The salmon-viewing creek is another part of the trail.

**McLane Creek Nature Pond 01.jpg** — Mattsjc · 2022-04-30

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McLane_Creek_Nature_Pond_01.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## swan-creek

Swan Creek Park, Tacoma, photographed in June 2024. A park view, not a current salmon report.

**2024-06-15, Swan Creek Park (Tacoma, Washington), 105446AM.jpg** — Steven Pavlov · 2024-06-15 10:54:46

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024-06-15,_Swan_Creek_Park_(Tacoma,_Washington),_105446AM.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## hoh-rainforest

The Hoh River in Olympic National Park. Look for seasonal salmon-viewing guidance for the smaller tributaries rather than assuming fish will be visible here.

**Hoh River 2022.jpg** — Sea Cow · 2022-06-03 12:42:16

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoh_River_2022.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## finding-home

Salmon in Issaquah Creek at the hatchery, September 2023. An individual fish’s homing history is not known from a photograph.

**Salmon 6968.jpg** — Chris Light · 2023-09-08 13:54:10

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmon_6968.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## the-redd

Chum salmon returning in Pipers Creek, Seattle. This photograph illustrates the spawning environment; it does not identify a particular redd.

**Salmon swimming upstream in lower Piper Creek, Carkeek Park, Seattle 01.jpg** — Photo by Joe Mabel · Taken on 19 November 2022

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmon_swimming_upstream_in_lower_Piper_Creek,_Carkeek_Park,_Seattle_01.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## river-and-forest

A nurse log in the Hoh rainforest, Olympic National Park: forest life growing through decay.

**Nurse log hoh rainforest c bubar march 05-2015 (16693104543).jpg** — Olympic National Park · 2015-04-29 10:10

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nurse_log_hoh_rainforest_c_bubar_march_05-2015_(16693104543).jpg) · [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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## what-we-cannot-predict

McLane Creek near Mud Bay, photographed from US 101. This lower watershed view is not the Nature Trail viewing platform.

**McLane Creek 7213.jpg** — Chris Light · 2025-06-06 13:03:46

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McLane_Creek_7213.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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## choose-your-outing

Upper Tumwater Falls with the Capitol Boulevard crossing behind it, photographed in March 2011. Water and foliage change with the season.

**Upper Tumwater Falls 02.jpg** — Joe Mabel · 2011-03-19

[Original photograph and attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper_Tumwater_Falls_02.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

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