Downstream from the stricken Oroville Dam, the Feather River Fish Hatchery manages to save millions of fish

David Lunsford sorts through salmon roe at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.

Salmon fry are rescued from the muddy water before the raceways are cleaned at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.

David Lunsford displays the high turbidity of the water that is problematic for the hatchery at the in Oroville.

Salmon fry are rescued from the muddy water before the raceways are cleaned at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.

Salmon fry are rescued from the muddy water before raceways are cleaned at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Anna Kastner, manager of the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.