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

Kevin Anfinson and other volunteers help shovel the muddy sediment that has built up in the salmon raceway at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville.

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Feb. 17, 2017 7:29 PM PT

At the Feather River Fish Hatchery millions of Chinook salmon fry were saved.

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

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

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

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

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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)