EBMUD says current Chinook salmon run on Mokelumne River is largest ever recorded

The East Bay Municipal Utility District said this week the 2024-25 fall run of Chinook salmon currently underway on the Mokelumne River has already set a new record for the most salmon returning to spawn.

More than 30,000 fish have been counted, with hundreds more arriving daily from the Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest salmon return on the Mokelumne since record keeping began in 1940, surpassing last year’s record-setting count of 28,698 Chinook.