The Hanford Reach National Monument, established in 2000, is a crescent of land with the last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River flowing through it. It’s also a major incubator of salmon.

The Hanford Reach stretches from just below Priest Rapids Dam down to Columbia Point in Richland, a region known for its strong sockeye runs and stunning river views. The season is split into two ...

This graph shows the earthquakes that have been detected on the edge of the Hanford Reach National Monument starting Sept. 21. The largest, those with magnitude 2.0 to 3.0 are shown in green.

Jul. 21—It's curtains for the sockeye salmon season on the Hanford Reach and the Upper Columbia River. Anglers have met the maximum recreational harvest allocation for sockeye in that part of ...

So far this year the fishing has been sporadic, but as the water cools, the bite should continue to improve. And, more fish will be arriving every day, as the counts at all the dams from McNary on ...

President Clinton in 2000 designated 193,000 acres along the Columbia River as a national monument, including a 51-mile stretch known as the Hanford Reach.

This graph shows the earthquakes that have been detected on the edge of the Hanford Reach National Monument starting Sept. 21. The largest, those with magnitude 2.0 to 3.0 are shown in green.

It’s curtains for the sockeye salmon season on the Hanford Reach and the Upper Columbia River. Anglers have met the maximum recreational harvest allocation for sockeye in that part of the ...